A young Ottawa woman who became an advocate for organ donation and had a double-lung transplant a month ago has left hospital in Toronto and tweeted that she's "feeling amazing."
Organ donation front and centre in local riding – Northumberland Today
Organ donation front and centre in local ridingNorthumberland TodayRinaldi also noted that the Liberal government began to take positive steps to increasing organ donation after the 2010 Auditor General's report pointed out the need. At this time, …
Abbott to acquire Action Pharma's investigational compound, AP214 for … – pharmabiz.com
The Deal PipelineAbbott to acquire Action Pharma's investigational compound, AP214 for …pharmabiz.comAbbott has two investigational treatments in development for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Bardoxolone, a first-in-class anti-oxidant inflammatio…
New Israeli law puts religious discrimination in medical treatment – Haaretz
New Israeli law puts religious discrimination in medical treatmentHaaretzRecent Israeli law effectively recognizes two different diagnoses of death: irreversible cardiopulmonary arrest and brain death. Defining when death occurs, however, is not a ques…
Nurses' bond prompts organ donation – GoErie.com
Nurses' bond prompts organ donationGoErie.comBy COLLEEN ACRI, RN This is the story of an overwhelming amount of care and concern by my co-workers, and the story of one nurse who has given a part of herself to save my husband, a man she did not know…
A Heart Disease Veteran at Just Age 12
FRIDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) — Even youngsters who seem to be in perfect health can be at risk for heart disease. Just ask Heather Link.
Arizona surgeons carry out rare mom-to-child liver transplant
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Surgeons in Arizona have successfully carried out a rare mother-to-child liver transplant, after a search for an organ from a deceased donor for the desperately ill 1-year-old girl came up blank, the hospital said. In a procedure pe…
Save lives in Ontario: register as an organ donor – Toronto Star
Toronto StarSave lives in Ontario: register as an organ donorToronto StarOntarians will now be asked if they want to register as an organ donor when they renew their driver's licence at a Service Ontario kiosk. Until now, bizarrely, the question wa…
Double transplant patient's "miracle" kidney finally starts working – a year after surgery
Philippa Stone had almost given up hope when a life-changing double kidney transplant failed to function.
Organ Donor Numbers Increase On Facebook – WCYB
Organ Donor Numbers Increase On FacebookWCYBTennessee Donor Services says it doesn't matter how you sign up to be a donor, you should still tell your family about your wishes to be an organ donor. "That's what is so exciting about the Face…