LONDON — For the first time doctors have successfully transplanted a vein grown with a patient’s own stem cells, another example of scientists producing human body parts in the lab.
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Heart failure tools could lower readmissions – Healthcare Finance News
Heart failure tools could lower readmissionsHealthcare Finance NewsCHICAGO – Two initiatives that could drastically lower the likelihood of heart failure patient readmissions were presented in March at the American College of …and more »
WHO sounds alarm: diesel exhaust causes lung cancer – Indian Express
Daily MailWHO sounds alarm: diesel exhaust causes lung cancerIndian ExpressWHO sounds alarm: diesel exhaust causes lung cancer – Fumes from diesel engines cause lung cancer, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.WHO says diesel exhaust can defin…
Catholics Have Absolute Right to Health Privacy, Say PRI Experts at Patient Privacy Summit
FRONT ROYAL, Va., June 13, 2012 / Christian Newswire / — The recent 2nd International Patient Privacy Summit, held in Washington, DC on June 6-7, 2012, brought together leading experts in the field to discuss the issue of health privacy in America.
PhilHealth subsidizes kidney transplant patients – Sun.Star
PhilHealth subsidizes kidney transplant patientsSun.StarThe Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is subsidizing at least 70 percent of the total costs of the kidney transplant surgery starting June 2012.and more »
PhilHealth subsidizes kidney transplant patients
RENAL patients will now have lesser financial burden to be able to undergo kidney transplant. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is subsidizing at least 70 percent of the total costs of the kidney transplant surgery starting June …
Disabled Woman Dies While Awaiting Second Chance At Kidney Transplant
A woman with intellectual disabilities who was denied a kidney transplant in 2006 died Tuesday in her sleep. The Oklahoma transplant center that turned her down said a woman with a mild intellectual disability did not have the mental competency to make…
IU Health plans to 'Twittercast' kidney transplant surgery
INDIANAPOLIS — A kidney transplant set for Wednesday at an Indianapolis hospital will be “Twittercast ” as it unfolds, giving distant observers a chance to follow the surgery in which an ailing man will get a healthy new kidney from a friend, hos…
Woman sings anew after 2nd double lung transplant
Opera singer who was in coma with enlarged heart, condition that prevents oxygen absorption, returns to stage