East London AdvertiserBlood donation could drop over the festive period, health workers warnEast London AdvertiserDonors with the blood group B Rh negative are more often found in Black and minority ethnic communities. Only two per cent of the populati…
The Brain-Eating “Amoeba” Strikes Again – Scientific American (blog)
Scientific American (blog)The Brain-Eating “Amoeba” Strikes AgainScientific American (blog)Once they wander into your brain, death is almost certain. There's an easy solution, though. Just boil your neti pot water first, or use store-bought dis…
Resident's patent offers hope for those waiting on kidneys – Powhatan Today
Powhatan TodayResident's patent offers hope for those waiting on kidneysPowhatan Today“The problem,” Mangino explained, “is that most people don't die from brain death.” “Brain death occurs maybe one percent of the time. The stars hav…
Charlie Knuth excited for new brother – Fox11online.com
Charlie Knuth excited for new brotherFox11online.comCharlie Knuth of Darboy had a stem cell transplant last year to help treat a disease that causes painful blisters. His parents are in the process of adopting another boy with the same disease who live…
Positive Surgical Margins Rare After Partial Nephrectomy – Renal and Urology News
Positive Surgical Margins Rare After Partial NephrectomyRenal and Urology NewsPositive surgical margins (PSMs) are rare in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy (PN) for kidney cancer, researchers found. A nonsystematic literature review by Martin Ma…
Verizon, Qualcomm, NIH Partner On Telemedicine – InformationWeek
Verizon, Qualcomm, NIH Partner On TelemedicineInformationWeekRemote monitoring aims to prevent hospital readmissions, reduce treatment costs for rural Arizona heart failure patients. By Neil Versel InformationWeek Qualcomm, Verizon Wireless, and wirele…
Research and Markets: Diastolic Heart Failure Global Clinical Trials Review … – Business Wire (press release)
Research and Markets: Diastolic Heart Failure Global Clinical Trials Review …Business Wire (press release)GlobalData's clinical trial report, Diastolic Heart Failure Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011" provides data on the Diastolic Hea…
Surgeons from Global Hospitals perform India's first single lung transplant … – pharmabiz.com
Surgeons from Global Hospitals perform India's first single lung transplant …pharmabiz.comSurgeons from Chennai based Global Hospitals and Health city, successfully performed single lung transplant surgery on a 33-year old Iraqi patient. This is …
Our organ donation proposals will save lives, says First Minister Carwyn Jones – WalesOnline
Our organ donation proposals will save lives, says First Minister Carwyn JonesWalesOnlineUnder the current organ donation law, people must opt in by signing the register or carrying an organ donor card. But they must also discuss their wishes with thei…
Goshen woman urges organ donation to save lives – Louisville Courier-Journal
Goshen woman urges organ donation to save livesLouisville Courier-JournalAfter it was clear that he would not recuperate, the family began discussing organ donation. Kelly Seyer had recently renewed her driver's license, opting to designate herself…