Giving Hope to Heart, Kidney Patients in LagosAllAfrica.comThe same statistics revealed that it cost an average of 12 pounds or $18,000 in the United States and Israel and about $12 in India to access treatment in the best government hospitals. Conside…
Nurse reportedly says she didn't realize she had accidentally thrown away donor kidney
A nurse who accidentally disposed of a living donor's kidney during a transplant said she didn't realize it was in the chilled, protective slush she disposed of.
With one liver, surgeons at KU Hospital save two lives – Kansas City Star
Kansas City StarWith one liver, surgeons at KU Hospital save two livesKansas City StarSchmitt said the risks associated with split-liver surgery are for the most part the same as any other liver transplant surgery. “Both patients should do just fine …
Lansing man in need of double lung transplant focused on his 12-year-old son
Roger Adams, 54, of Lansing, has COPD and breathes with the help of oxygen tanks. He is awaiting a double lung transplant. / MATTHEW DAE SMITH/for the Lansing State Journal
Robin Huebner Reports: 10-year-old Fargo boy with cystic fibrosis awaiting double lung transplant
FARGO – A double lung transplant could restore Jordan Peterson's childhood, which has been sidelined by major complications of an already devastating genetic disease. "I'd rather have a short and fun life than a long and boring life,"…
Home care better for heart failure – 6minutes
Home care better for heart failure6minutesHome-based care for patients with chronic heart failure leads to fewer days of hospitalisation and much lower healthcare costs compared to specialist clinic-based treatment, Australian researchers have found. R…
Uterus Transplant – Dr. Ash Hanafy – ABC Online (blog)
Uterus Transplant – Dr. Ash HanafyABC Online (blog)The world's first uterus transplant operations from mother to a daugther have been performed in Sweden. Gold Coast obstetrician Dr. Ash Hanafy was the only Australian doctor on the medical team who…
Scientists prevent heart failure in mice – BioScholar News
BioScholar NewsScientists prevent heart failure in miceBioScholar NewsCardiac stress, for example a heart attack or high blood pressure, frequently leads to pathological heart growth and subsequently to heart failure. Two tiny RNA molecules play a key …
Organised healthcare splinters into niches – Daily News & Analysis
Organised healthcare splinters into nichesDaily News & AnalysisWhile kidney care and dialysis centres are usually spread across 1,500-2,000 sq ft. Demand for them has risen as an estimated 2-3 lakh people develop kidney failure every year in India. Cha…
Giving Hope To Heart, Kidney – Leadership Newspapers
Giving Hope To Heart, KidneyLeadership NewspapersThe same statistics revealed that it cost an average of 12 pounds or $18,000 in the United States and Israel and about $12 in India to access treatment in the best government hospitals. Considering the c…