Food Allergy After Liver Transplant Linked to Biliary AtresiaMedscapePatients who require liver transplantation for biliary atresia have significantly higher rates of new-onset food allergy than patients who have undergone liver transplantation for oth…
Johns Hopkins Establishing Protocol to Perform Facial Transplantation – Newswise (press release)
Johns Hopkins Establishing Protocol to Perform Facial TransplantationNewswise (press release)Face transplant surgery is a medical procedure that replaces all or part of a person's face with facial tissue from a deceased human donor. The surgery, an…
Antibody Helps in Rare Kidney Disorder Cases – MedPage Today
MedPage TodayAntibody Helps in Rare Kidney Disorder CasesMedPage TodayDense-deposit disease, or membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN), primarily affects children, often progresses to end-stage kidney disease, and can recur after renal transpl…
Germans will all face organ donor question – The Local.de
The Local.deGermans will all face organ donor questionThe Local.deIn an exceptionally emotional debate, characterized by unusual unity across party lines, the German parliament took a first step Thursday toward approving an organ donation law. Lawmaker…
Abbott reinforces global vascular leadership with new data on innovative … – pharmabiz.com
Abbott reinforces global vascular leadership with new data on innovative …pharmabiz.comIn addition, there will be a number of presentations on Abbott's XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System as well as preliminary results from a unique…
Blood test for heart failure – This is Somerset
Blood test for heart failureThis is SomersetA blood test for people suspected of having heart failure could stop unnecessary scans, thanks to a joint venture between a Royal United Hospital cardiologist and GPs in Bath and Wiltshire. People with sympto…
Donor memorial service – Brechin Advertiser
Hertfordshire MercuryDonor memorial serviceBrechin AdvertiserNHS Tayside's Organ Donation Committee is hosting its inaugural memorial service later this year to pay tribute to all those who have donated organs in Tayside. The 'Time to Remember&…
Abbott christens new pharma company AbbVie – PMLiVE
Chicago TribuneAbbott christens new pharma company AbbViePMLiVE… gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist elagolix, partnered with Neurocrine Biosciences and in testing for endometriosis, as well as bardoxolone for chronic kidney disease, can…
LABS, Inc. Launches Suite Of Next-Generation Test Offerings; – Laboratory Network
LABS, Inc. Launches Suite Of Next-Generation Test Offerings;Laboratory NetworkBlood spot and buccal swab Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) analysis: a simplified method, requiring lower sample volume, for collecting DNA samples for HLA typing, which is use…
'Varsity has organ failure' – The New Age Online
'Varsity has organ failure'The New Age OnlineNcayiyana, who was appointed by Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande as Walter Sisulu University assessor, said the financial status of the university could best be described as “a human being …