A former science teacher from Holbrook was New England's first total artificial heart transplant patient, a jubilant…
National strategy for organ donations – Ottawa Citizen
National strategy for organ donationsOttawa CitizenCanadian Blood Services has released a blueprint aimed at increasing organ donation and transplantation rates across the country. The goal of the national strategy is to boost organ donation by 50 per …
Organ donation plan unveiled – TheChronicleHerald.ca
Toronto StarOrgan donation plan unveiledTheChronicleHerald.caCanada trails several other industrialized countries in organ donation rates. Spain and the United States, for instance, have organ donor rates at least double …National organ donation stra…
Lombard boy first heart transplant recipient at Lurie Hospital
A 5-year-old Lombard boy is recuperating after becoming the first heart transplant recipient at the new Lurie Children's Hospital. Tim Grobart, born with a rare heart defect, had been on a waiting list for a new heart since he suffered a heart atta…
Christmas surprise for baby Oscar
A little Portstewart boy who underwent a bone marrow transplant has celebrated his first Christmas at home.
Pan American Congress on Heart Failure (PAHF) to Convene in … – DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Pan American Congress on Heart Failure (PAHF) to Convene in …DigitalJournal.com (press release)Panama City, Panama (PRWEB) June 21, 2012 The Pan American Congress on Heart Failure (PAHF) to be held at the El Panama Hotel, in Panama City, …and more&…
Raise Myers was smothered: pathologist – Regina Leader-Post
Raise Myers was smothered: pathologistRegina Leader-PostTypically it takes four to six minutes for brain death to occur, he said. Following Ladham's testimony, defence lawyer Carson Demmans began the defence case, …and more »
Cancer drug price dropped – Bizcommunity.com
Cancer drug price droppedBizcommunity.comThe Department of Health has persuaded pharmaceutical company Roche to halve the price of its cancer drug rituximab, opening the way for the government to provide it to more patients. The drug belongs to an expe…
Shelby County Commission votes in favor of Methodist in organ transplant fight
The public relations war over the distribution of human organs for transplant moved to the Shelby County Commission on Wednesday for a 90-minute skirmish.
Carpentersville boy's next kidney transplant is today
Nathan Saavedra is only 3 years old and has already had enough medical problems to last a lifetime. But family and friends hope a second kidney transplant, scheduled for today, marks the beginning of the end of his suffering. The boy will receive a kid…