After daughter's gift, mom works to grow organ donor networkKHOU"That's what organ donation is." Volunteers from the Southwest Transplant Alliance, who had all been organ or tissue donation recipients, answered a phone bank Monday aft…
Thoratec Reports First Quarter 2012 Results – MarketWatch (press release)
Thoratec Reports First Quarter 2012 ResultsMarketWatch (press release)These initial results were presented at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation by Dr. Ulrich Jorde from Columbia University. The DT post-approval study includes…
Zuckerberg Says Girlfriend, Steve Jobs Inspired Facebook Organ Donor Tool – WebProNews
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Saving lives: Facebook calls on members to flag organ donor status – Economic Times
NDTVSaving lives: Facebook calls on members to flag organ donor statusEconomic Times"We think that people can really help spread awareness of organ donation and that they want to participate in this to their friends, and we think that can be a big…
Scott & White Memorial Hospital – Temple Heart Transplant Program Earns CMS Recognition
TEMPLE, Texas, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The heart transplant program at Scott & White Memorial Hospital – Temple reached a major milestone recently when it received certification from the Center for …
Hayley Fullerton inquest: Family of heart failure baby tell how they were … – Daily Mail
Daily MailHayley Fullerton inquest: Family of heart failure baby tell how they were …Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter The family of a seriously-ill baby who died of heart failure have told how 'arrogant' medics made them feel like 'third …
Biogen Idec Q1 revenues up 7 percent – Mass High Tech
Mass High TechBiogen Idec Q1 revenues up 7 percentMass High Tech… has announced that its first-quarter revenues for the three months ending on March 31 were $1.3 billion, up 7 percent from the same time a year before, due largely to increased sales o…
Why I Relay – Lake Stevens Journal
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Biogen Idec's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha
Mass High TechBiogen Idec's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results – Earnings Call TranscriptSeeking AlphaAt the American Academy of Neurology meeting lastly, our pipeline was the subject of 49 platform presentations and posters, including new data for TYSA…
Most ICD Patients Die of Heart Failure – MedPage Today
Most ICD Patients Die of Heart FailureMedPage TodayPoint out that the study found that for all patients, heart failure and noncardiac death are the most common modes of death but the proportion of patients who died suddenly was low. Patients with impla…