Right now about 30 West Michigan patients are sent out of the area for lung transplants every year. Dr. Girgis expects to be able to perform at least that many within it's very several years.
Trial in organ-donation case set for Erie federal court – GoErie.com
Trial in organ-donation case set for Erie federal courtGoErie.comThe case of a disputed organ donation is going to trial more than five years after the donor, 18-year-old Gregory Jacobs, died at Hamot Medical Center following a snowboarding accident du…
Rafes ready to make a splash for organ donation
North Whitehall Township man plans to kayak more than 200 miles to the Atlantic Ocean. Larry Rafes is hoping to make a splash in August, a big one.
Rafes ready to make a splash for organ donation – Allentown Morning Call
Rafes ready to make a splash for organ donationAllentown Morning CallWhile the journey is a solo one for Rafes, he's asking for anyone affected by organ donation, whether it's an organ recipient, an organ donor, the family of a recipient or don…
I'm a romantic at heart: Amber Heard – Business Standard
I'm a romantic at heart: Amber HeardBusiness StandardI'm a romantic at heart: Amber Heard. Press Trust of India / London July 03, 2012, 08:05. Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp's rumoured new girlfriend Amber Heard says she is a "sucker …
Diabetes drug breakthrough to ease heart failure impact – Herald Scotland
Diabetes drug breakthrough to ease heart failure impactHerald ScotlandDiabetes drug breakthrough to ease heart failure impact. A DRUG commonly prescribed to patients with type 2 diabetes could help transform the lives of people suffering from heart fai…
Free heart surgery for 81 Manipuri children – Times of India
Free heart surgery for 81 Manipuri childrenTimes of IndiaAt least 81 children in the state have successfully undergone free open heart surgery under the Heart to Heart project, a humanitarian initiative that was launched by the Rotary Club Imphal (RCI)…
Critical Diagnostics Showcases Cardiac Biomarker At Heart Failure Nurses … – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)Critical Diagnostics Showcases Cardiac Biomarker At Heart Failure Nurses …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)Critical Diagnostics, makers of the Presage® ST2 Assay, participated in the annual meeting fo…
Indoor pollution equally harmful – Times of India
Indoor pollution equally harmfulTimes of IndiaIn India, where 50% of households still use biomass fuel, children are prone to chronic cough, more risk of lung cancer and worst of all, pneumonia. Apart from malnutrition, pneumonia is the single largest …
Does coffee cause or prevent heart failure? – Nursing Times
PostnoonDoes coffee cause or prevent heart failure?Nursing TimesTwo cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of heart failure (but five can be bad for you),” the Daily Mail reported.Coffee 'linked with heart failure'Littlehampton GazetteCoffe…