10% of kin OK brain-dead organ donationThe Daily YomiuriWhen families are consulted about the possibility of organ donation, only a preliminary diagnosis of brain death has been made. If the family approves donation, doctors make a definitive diagnosis…
Captaincy is not a big deal – Hindustan Times
Hindustan TimesCaptaincy is not a big dealHindustan TimesFrom being a brash kid brought up in the heart of the national capital to have emerged as the future India captain, Virat Kohli has seen a lot during his four years of international cricket. And …
Walter Land: Crucial role of innate immune events in organ transplantation – openPR (press release)
Walter Land: Crucial role of innate immune events in organ transplantationopenPR (press release)(openPR) – "There is growing evidence that innate immune events provide critical initiating steps in immune responses to transplantation and key pathog…
Pamela leaves hospital after stem cell transplant – Geelong Advertiser
Pamela leaves hospital after stem cell transplantGeelong AdvertiserPAMELA Bou Sejean has left hospital in near record time to celebrate her older brother's birthday for the first time in years. The Belmont woman was discharged from Royal Melbourne …
Thumbs up for renal care from all faiths – Times of India
Thumbs up for renal care from all faithsTimes of IndiaAt a time when the political rhetoric is increasingly assuming religious overtones in the state, different religious groups in the district have joined hands for a noble cause.
organ donation advocate's work 'doesn't end here' – CBC.ca
CBC.caorgan donation advocate's work 'doesn't end here'CBC.caHélène Campbell, who was welcomed home to Ottawa today after recovering from a double-lung transplant surgery in Toronto, is writing a book about her high-profile experience…
Romney Embraces Cheney, Sort Of
He came back from five heart attacks, multiple major medical procedures, a heart transplant, a botched war, and some of the lowest approval ratings ever recorded for a vice president. And now Dick Cheney has come out of the political shadows to embrace…
Illegal kidney transplant trial has Minnesota link
The sentencing last week of a New York man for brokering illegal kidney transplants included a surprise revelation that one of the surgeries apparently took place in Minnesota.
Landmark First Operation Of Its Kind In The Bahamas – Bahamas Tribune
Landmark First Operation Of Its Kind In The BahamasBahamas TribuneLuckily, the efforts and determination of Dr Darius Unwala and staff at Doctors Hospital have allowed her to become the first patient in the Bahamas to undergo a surgery known as a Lapar…
Call to join UK Organ Donor Register – This is The West Country
Call to join UK Organ Donor RegisterThis is The West CountryAN appeal has gone out for more people in the South-West area to register as organ donors. It comes as figures show there are 597 in the region on waiting lists for hearts, lungs, livers, panc…