St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis were both named to U.S. News & World Report’…
Heart box offers better transplant chance
WA doctors have become the first in the Southern Hemisphere to use breakthrough technology dubbed "heart in a box" that allows donor hearts to beat for hours outside the body.
Study: More Hispanics die waiting for a heart transplant
Hispanic patients in need of a heart transplant are 50 percent more likely to die before they get one than white patients
Gravely ill man who lost sister in kidney op to get a new kidney – New York Post
New York PostGravely ill man who lost sister in kidney op to get a new kidneyNew York PostGravely ill Bronx resident Roberto Medina expects to undergo kidney transplant surgery tonight, two weeks after his sister Yolanda Medina died on the operating …..
Jury awards $2.35M to family of Columbia Presbyterian transplant victim
This hospital had no heart — but the jury sure did! A prestigious Manhattan hospital got smacked by a Queens jury, which awarded $2.35 million to the family of hard-working dad of three Ronald Bello, who died in agony shortly after he received a disea…
Successful pregnancies possible for women following liver transplantation – Science Codex
Successful pregnancies possible for women following liver transplantationScience CodexThe study appearing in the June issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Di…
Corneal transplant’s next frontier? OSI eyes regenerative medicine
Ocular Systems Inc. is working to bring medical innovation to an eye surgery that has not changed all that much in 100 years. CEO Jerry Barker founded OSI to prepare corneal tissue for transplant, saving doctors time spent doing that prep work themselv…
'Donorcycles': Freedom to ride's unorthodox benefit? – Sun-Sentinel
'Donorcycles': Freedom to ride's unorthodox benefit?Sun-SentinelThe documented risk of dying from a serious head wound while riding without a helmet is so high, bare-headed motorcyclists are considered ideal organ donors: They're typica…
Pediatric kidney expert receives Young Investigator Award from American … – Phys.Org (press release)
Pediatric kidney expert receives Young Investigator Award from American …Phys.Org (press release)"This rate of end-stage kidney disease in children is considerably lower than that found in adults who received liver transplantation," said Dr…
Pediatric kidney expert receives Young Investigator Award from American Transplant Congress
( Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ) Rebecca Ruebner, M.D., who cares for patients with kidney disorders at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, received a Young Investigator Award of the American Transplant Congress at its national meet…