It’s been a devastating ordeal for Roberto Medina, but his family is still hoping for a happy ending.
Posted On Wednesday, June 06, 2012 at 08:48:10 AM – Pune Mirror
Posted On Wednesday, June 06, 2012 at 08:48:10 AMPune MirrorMany a time during organ transplants and other surgical procedures that require suppressing the patient's immune system, antibiotics are indiscriminately used to treat infections, leading …
Mexican Man Gets Double Arm Transplant
Mexican man gets double arm transplant; doctors call it 1st in Latin America
Hannon Legislation Encourages Organ Donation – Garden City News
Hannon Legislation Encourages Organ DonationGarden City News“This bill will make the process of registering for organ donation online more convenient by allowing donors to receive electronic confirmation of their registration and amend or revoke regi…
Surgeons conduct double arm transplant in Mexico, call it 1st in Latin America
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican doctors say they have performed the first double arm transplant in Latin America.
Gravely ill Bx. man who lost sister in kidney op has transplant cancelled
Chad Rachman/New York PostRoberto Medina's sister, Yolanda, died on the operating table at Montefiore Hospital while trying to donate a kidney to him. A gravely ill Bronx man whose sister died on the operating table just two weeks ago trying to don…
More U.S. Hispanics die waiting for heart transplants: study
(Reuters) – Hispanic patients in need of a heart transplant are 50 percent more likely to die before they get one that white patients, according to a U.S. study. Previous studies found that black patients fared poorly after transplants compared to whit…
Doctors look to cure HIV patients with cord blood units
Timothy Brown made medical history when he became the first patient who was essentially cured of HIV, after receiving a stem cell transplant from a person who was genetically resistant to the infection.
Doctors turn to cord blood transplants in hopes of curing patients with HIV – Fox News
Mother Nature NetworkDoctors turn to cord blood transplants in hopes of curing patients with HIVFox NewsTimothy Brown made medical history when he became the first patient who was essentially cured of HIV, after receiving a stem cell transplant from a …
Bone Marrow Transplant Milestone
Today is a big day for the Waikato Hospital Haematology Department and equally big for consultant haematologist Dr Humphrey Pullon who established the transplant service there 20 years ago.