Kane County Coroner Chuck West has died.
Transplant merger questions delve into Jobs
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A proposal to combine the Memphis and Nashville transplant organizations has won support from Shelby County commissioners after they asked about a well-known executive's liver transplant. Commissioner Terry Roland questioned…
Liver swap gives Indian, Pak nationals new life – Times of India
Liver swap gives Indian, Pak nationals new lifeTimes of IndiaThey were strangers separated by borders until terminal liver failure and the common need to undergo a transplant brought Jalandhar resident Varinder Kumar Vij and Sindh businessman Dileep Sa…
Pledging the gift of life – The Hindu
Pledging the gift of lifeThe HinduIndia has a huge burden of diabetes, hypertension, and other serious morbid conditions that often lead to organ failure. The medical evidence makes it clear that the majority of patients diagnosed with end-stage organ …
Kane Coroner Chuck West dies after liver transplant
Kane County Coroner Chuck West died early Wednesday from complications from a liver transplant, family members said.
Madison's hope lies in bowel transplant
Like many 2-year-old girls, Madison Merrick loves ballerinas, dancing and dressing up – but she needs a bowel transplant to save her life.Madison was born with gastroschisis, a serious hernia in which the bowel protrudes from the…
Spectrum Health Adding Lung Transplantation Program
Spectrum Health announced Tuesday that it has hired Reda Girgis, M.D., to serve as medical director for its lung transplant program. He comes from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and started last week as a member of the Spectrum Health Medical Group.
Big sister organ donor saves lil sis' life – Today's THV
Today’s THVBig sister organ donor saves lil sis' lifeToday’s THVUNDATED (CNN) – A little girl in Canada who faced death, now has a new lease on life. It's all thanks to surgeons and a half-sister who lives on the other side of the world. There&…
Abbott Vascular – Product Pipeline Analysis – SBWire (press release)
Abbott Vascular – Product Pipeline AnalysisSBWire (press release)Its key products include Xience V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, bare metal stents, balloon catheters, guide wires and vessel closure devices. The research and development acti…
Global Kidney Cancer Drugs Industry – Sacramento Bee
Global Kidney Cancer Drugs IndustrySacramento BeeThe market for Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) drugs is analyzed by the two major drug classes, which include: Multikinase Inhibitors, and Other RCC drug Classes (including Immunomodulators; mTOR inhibitors; …