One Bay Area family is celebrating a high school graduation that they never thought they would see thanks to a recent heart transplant at Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
Residents rappel from building to raise fund for kidney foundation – Baltimore Sun
Residents rappel from building to raise fund for kidney foundationBaltimore SunAlso taking the challenge will be Dr. Matthew Cooper, of Cockeysville, an associate professor of surgery and director of both kidney transplantation and clinical …
ViroPharma Initiates Phase II Study – Analyst Blog
ViroPharma Inc. ( VPHM ) recently announced the initiation of a phase II program. The phase II program will evaluate maribavir for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in
Boys and Girls Clubs' teens to promote blood donation – TCPalm
Boys and Girls Clubs' teens to promote blood donationTCPalmMembers of the Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County's Keystone Club will be biking from Palm Beach to Washington DC where they will end at the Office of the Surgeon General to prom…
Yadkin teen recovering after heart transplant
A Yadkin County teenager who received a heart transplant last month is home and recovering well, his mother said.
Organ donation was teacher's final lesson – News Transcript
Organ donation was teacher's final lessonNews TranscriptKling, who died in 2007, was an organ donor whose unselfish act gave the gift of life and healing to many individuals. Theresa Kling touched many people in her 39 years of life. In death, she …
ViroPharma Initiates Phase II Study
ViroPharma recently announced the initiation of a phase II program evaluating maribavir for the treatment of cytomegalovirus infections
Remove Organs for Transplant Before Death?
The severe shortage of viable organs for transplantation in the U.S. has led a transplant surgeon to propose harvesting both kidneys from people who are not dead yet.
Surgeon: Remove Kidneys for Transplant Before Donor's Death – ABC News
ABC NewsSurgeon: Remove Kidneys for Transplant Before Donor's DeathABC News"These individuals, maintained on mechanical ventilation, do not meet the criteria for brain death," he wrote. In these cases, the patient would be removed from li…
Bone marrow transplant drug trial closer
A drug that stops the body from rejecting bone marrow transplants could soon be ready for human trial.