Daily MailI was so desperate to help my dying baby I gave £100 bribe to a nurse: Mother …Daily MailHayley Fullerton died of heart failure within a month of her first birthday after doctors ignored Paula Stevenson's pleas to transfer the little g…
A gift of hope – TODAYonline
A gift of hopeTODAYonlineEach year, 2 in 3 adults in Singapore suffering from various leukaemia and other deadly blood-related diseases will require a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant in order to survive. But the chance of finding a match from…
FDA confirms blood bank at Jaslok hospital will lose licence for 15 days – Hindustan Times
FDA confirms blood bank at Jaslok hospital will lose licence for 15 daysHindustan TimesShe died of multiple organ failure on December 8. The order was stayed for a month after the hospital appealed to the FDA a few hours before the suspension was to co…
Council woman returns after having a double organ transplant
Wilmington City Councilwoman Laura Padgett returned to work for the first time Monday since having a double organ transplant of a kidney and pancreas in March.
You can manage your asthma! – Asian Tribune
You can manage your asthma!Asian TribuneInhaled corticosteroids are non- addictive and free from side effects even in the long term. Dr Chiang Chen Yuan, Director, Department of Lung Health and NCDs, at the The Union, says that, “By using inhaled cor…
Getting kids to take their meds: Drs. Oz and Roizen – Plain Dealer (blog)
Plain Dealer (blog)Getting kids to take their meds: Drs. Oz and RoizenPlain Dealer (blog)That's a million-dollar question, and one that frustrates moms and dads, docs and researchers: Almost half of kids (and adults, too) who need regular dosing of…
Partial nephrectomy may offer longer survival – ModernMedicine
Partial nephrectomy may offer longer survivalModernMedicineKidney cancer patients who underwent partial nephrectomy experienced better survival than patients who underwent radical nephrectomy, report researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehe…
Routine Kidney Disease Screening Not Worthwhile, Experts Say – U.S. News & World Report
Routine Kidney Disease Screening Not Worthwhile, Experts SayU.S. News & World ReportBy Steven Reinberg MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — As many as one in 10 Americans have chronic kidney disease, but most don't know it and for most it is not a …
Padgett returns to city council – StarNewsOnline.com
Padgett returns to city councilStarNewsOnline.comCouncilwoman Laura Padgett returns for the agenda meeting Monday after enduring dual organ transplant surgery in March. Padgett has Type 1 diabetes and was diagnosed with kidney disease in 1994 as a resu…
Deputy push for automatic organ donation – Channel Television
Deputy push for automatic organ donationChannel TelevisionBut only 8% of Islanders have joined the organ donor register, compared with 30% of Brits. Now, one Jersey Deputy is asking the States to consider changing the law. In the States on Tuesday, Dep…