Pledges and contributions have been tabulated from the May 12 Free Throws for Life, and organizers say the effort generated more than $4,000 to help Jessica Bailey Johnson get closer to a double lung transplant. Derek Atkinson of Tecumseh, who helped o…
Post-Nephrectomy Transfusion Rate is Underestimated – Renal and Urology News
Post-Nephrectomy Transfusion Rate is UnderestimatedRenal and Urology NewsThe rate of perioperative blood transfusion after nephrectomy appears to be higher in general practice than the rates commonly cited in published urologic …
Exercise program improved health of lung transplant patients and cut cardiovascular risk
Lung transplant patients who took part in a three-month structured exercise program when they were discharged from hospital improved their health-related quality of life and reduced their risk of cardiovascular problems. Those are the key findings of r…
Total artificial heart transplant: 'Gotta have faith'
Brigham and Women's Hospital introduces the first total artificial heart implant patient in New England.
Step by Step shows promise in raising awareness on organ donation – Tandem
TandemStep by Step shows promise in raising awareness on organ donationTandemThe founder of Step by Step – the organization involved with raising public, youth, and political opinion regarding organ donation – has worked incessantly for …Hélène…
Largest study to examine impact of gastric sleeve surgery on pre-transplant obese patients
Morbidly obese patients with end-stage organ failure may improve their chances for successful organ transplantation after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, according to a new study presented here at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Me…
Indiana organ donor to carry Olympic torch – 10TV
Indiana organ donor to carry Olympic torch10TVIndiana organ donor to carry Olympic torch … He said he wants to use his experience to spread the word about the importance of organ donation. But he also …and more »
Holbrook man receives first total artificial heart transplant
Brigham and Women's Hospital introduces the first total artificial heart implant patient in New England.
Pan American Congress on Heart Failure (PAHF) to Convene in … – Albany Times Union
Pan American Congress on Heart Failure (PAHF) to Convene in …Albany Times UnionThe Pan American Congress on Heart Failure (PAHF) to be held at the El Panama Hotel, in Panama City, Panama from October 18-21, is the preeminent …and more »
Disgraced ex-lawmaker dies of multiple organ failure – Focus Taiwan News Channel
Disgraced ex-lawmaker dies of multiple organ failureFocus Taiwan News ChannelTaipei, June 21 (CNA) Liao Fu-pen, a controversial former legislator who was granted medical parole late last year, died of multiple organ failure at National …