Fingers crossed at AIIMS after stem cell transplant for MS, first in countryIndian ExpressDoctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have conducted a stem cell transplant on a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient. They believe this is th…
Priest gets 6000 organ donors in a day – Deccan Chronicle
Priest gets 6000 organ donors in a dayDeccan ChronicleThe Manava Karunya Yatra of Fr Davis Chiramel, who heads the Kidney Foundation of India, got a rousing reception as it entered Ernakulam district on Monday, with 6,000 people pledging to donate thei…
Three new blood donation sites to be opened – gulfnews.com
gulfnews.comThree new blood donation sites to be openedgulfnews.comThe expansion is in line with the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who donated blood at…
Pacemaker could help more heart failure patients – Health Newstrack
Health NewstrackPacemaker could help more heart failure patientsHealth NewstrackA new study from Karolinska Institutet demonstrates that a change in the ECG wave called the QRS prolongation is associated with a higher rate of heart-failure mortality. A…
UT opens new drug, biotech laboratory
The University of Texas at Austin on Monday unveiled a new laboratory that officials say will fill a critical gap to develop new drugs and biotechnology products.
Indian Patent Office revokes Pfizer's Sutent patent – Moneycontrol.com
Moneycontrol.comIndian Patent Office revokes Pfizer's Sutent patentMoneycontrol.comThe Indian Patent Office surprised the pharma sector by revoking the five-year old patent for Pfizer 's kidney cancer drug Sutent on grounds that the drug lacks …
Trevena reports completion of TRV027 Phase 2a study in advanced heart failure … – News-Medical.net
Trevena reports completion of TRV027 Phase 2a study in advanced heart failure …News-Medical.netTrevena, Inc., the leader in the discovery and development of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) biased ligands, today announced that it has successfully co…
Judge backs doctors in Muslim man's right-to-life case – BBC News
BBC NewsJudge backs doctors in Muslim man's right-to-life caseBBC NewsHowever, in 1986 the third International Conference of Islamic Jurists issued a fatwa (Islamic ruling) that "equated brain death to cardiac and respiratory death". If t…
Respect My Dying Wish campaign launched to boost organ donor rates – Scottish Daily Record
Respect My Dying Wish campaign launched to boost organ donor ratesScottish Daily RecordNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have launched a new campaign in a bid to boost organ donation rates. The 'Respect My Dying Wish' initiative aims to encourage t…
Man regains transplant coverage lost because wife gets EI
A young Ontario father who suffers from kidney disease and needs a transplant has found out the drug benefits he lost because his wife is collecting employment insurance while on maternity leave will be restored.