US FDA approves Novartis' Afinitor to treat adult patients with kidney tumourspharmabiz.comThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novartis' drug Afinitor (everolimus) tablets for the treatment of adult patients with kidney tumou…
Organ donation walk Saturday – The Sudbury Star
Organ donation walk SaturdayThe Sudbury StarRaising awareness about organ donation and supporting the Trillium Gift of Life Network is the goal for Sudbury Catholic Secondary School students who will be participating in the Walk for a Second Chance on …
Brain dead American woman gives birth to twins – BioEdge
Brain dead American woman gives birth to twinsBioEdgeGestation after brain death has happened before, a fact which has led some experts to question whether “brain dead” people are truly dead. In 2007, 34-year-old Stacy Rojas of Texas gave birth to …
'Heart shrinking' trial to combat heart failure to begin – BBC News
BBC News'Heart shrinking' trial to combat heart failure to beginBBC NewsBy James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News A trial using electricity to shrink the hearts of patients with heart failure is about to start in Liverpool. It wi…
Mom Testifies in Contact Lens Lawsuit – KRIS Corpus Christi News
Mom Testifies in Contact Lens LawsuitKRIS Corpus Christi NewsA few months later she lost vision in her right eye and will either need to wear specialized contacts, or undergo cornea transplant surgery in order to be able to see out of that eye. Her mot…
Vitamin D May Affect Lung Transplant Success – Newsday (subscription)
Newsday (subscription)Vitamin D May Affect Lung Transplant SuccessNewsday (subscription)Researchers from Loyola University Health System in Chicago found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increase in lung transplant rejection and infectio…
Organ donor month, save a life – WWLP 22News
KMVTOrgan donor month, save a lifeWWLP 22NewsBOSTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray read a proclamation Friday, declaring April “Donate Life Month”. Murray flashed his own driver's license to show that he himself is a proud regis…
Vitamin D May Affect Lung Transplant Success – MSN Health & Fitness
Vitamin D May Affect Lung Transplant SuccessMSN Health & FitnessResearchers from Loyola University Health System in Chicago found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increase in lung transplant rejection and infections. "Patients who u…
I-Team: Patients at Some Dialysis Centers Get Fewer Kidney Transplants
An analysis of federal health data by NBC 4 New York's I-Team and ProPublica found patients at some dialysis centers are less likely to get organ donations than those at others.
Bill "Moose" Skowron Passes Away at 81 from Congestive Heart Failure – Bleacher Report
Bleacher ReportBill "Moose" Skowron Passes Away at 81 from Congestive Heart FailureBleacher ReportHe had been battling lung cancer for several years, and unfortunately passed due to congestive heart failure. He was 81 years old. A five-time A…