Novartis receives FDA approval for Afinitor to treat HER2-negative breast cancerNews-Medical.netThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Afinitor (everolimus) for use in combination with Aromasin (exemestane) to treat certain postmenopausal…
Groundbreaking transplant surgeon dies at 79
Dr. Patrick Fumio Hagihara of Lexington, a pioneer in transplant surgery, died Wednesday. He was 79.
FDA Approves mTOR Inhibitor Everolimus for Breast Cancer – Ob.Gyn. News Digital Network
BloombergFDA Approves mTOR Inhibitor Everolimus for Breast CancerOb.Gyn. News Digital NetworkThe approval of everolimus has been expanded to include a group of postmenopausal women with advanced hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer,…
Drs. Bruce Rosengard and Sanuj Ravindran Join The Medicines Company New … – Healthcare Global (press release)
Drs. Bruce Rosengard and Sanuj Ravindran Join The Medicines Company New …Healthcare Global (press release)Dr. Rosengard started his career at The University of Pennsylvania, where he performed the first combined heart-lung transplant at that institut…
Doctor allegedly manipulated organ transplant lists
GERMAN MEDICAL authorities are investigating a consultant for allegedly altering medical records to push patients to the top of organ transplant lists.
"Heart to Heart" project – E-Pao.net
"Heart to Heart" projectE-Pao.netAccording to a press statement released by Rotarian Dr Radheshyam Oinam (Ph D), Coordinator, Gift of Life (India) & Heart to Heart Project, the surgery would be carried out free of cost under the Rotary…
Atlanta heart transplant recipient 'very exceptional'
ATLANTA — Jeff Wierenga was 25 years old in 1982 when he got the news few people that age ever hear: He needed a heart transplant.
Tibetan girl gets permission for kidney transplant – Times of India
Tibetan girl gets permission for kidney transplantTimes of IndiaCHANDIGARH: Dolma Bhuti, 23, a Tibetan national whose kidney transplant surgery was caught in a legal wrangle because of her refugee status, would finally be able to receive the organ as t…
American Red Cross blood drives scheduled in Muskegon, Newaygo and … – Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com
American Red Cross blood drives scheduled in Muskegon, Newaygo and …Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.comJuly 24, 2012 – 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Muskegon Blood Donation Center, 313 W. Webster, Muskegon. July 25, 2012 – 12:30-6:15 p.m., Fruitport Eagles Club, …
This Week in the Medical Journals – GenomeWeb
This Week in the Medical JournalsGenomeWebAlso in Lancet Oncology, a second team of MD Anderson researchers collaborated with researchers from New Jersey and Puerto Rico in a trial of rituximab combined with lenalidomide to treat relapsed or refractory…