The Express TribuneSister sacrifices part of liver to save brother's lifePakistan ObserverIslamabad—A 12 year old boy, Mohammad Yasin, successfully underwent living-donor liver transplantation by receiving liver graft from his sister Humaira Sadd…
Gilead Pushes Cancer Pipeline; Enters Phase III with PI3K Drug – BioWorld Online
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Mixing herbal remedies with conventional GP drugs 'could put lives at risk' – Daily Mail
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Aspirin found good for heart failure – Sky News Australia
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Fitness May Help Women with Chronic Kidney Disease Live Longer – HealthCanal.com
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Like: Facebook feature spurs organ donor signups – San Francisco Chronicle
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Facebook likes organ donation – The Canberra Times
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Facebook gives hope to young man awaiting organ transplant
John Maicher of Birdsboro, Berks Co., is waiting for a phone call that could change his life. In 2006, during surgery for a liver transplant, he went into shock on the operating table. "I need a multi-organ transplant, what I should have gotten in…
Lab Values Predict Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Mortality – Medscape
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Kidney racket:Court frames charges against kingpin – Zee News
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