MedPage TodayLVADs May Confer Unfair Transplant AdvantageMedPage TodayA 30-day preference for heart transplantation given to patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) may not be necessary and may put others on the waiting list at risk, rese…
Organ donation is one last chance to make a difference – Biddeford Journal Tribune
Organ donation is one last chance to make a differenceBiddeford Journal TribuneThe little heart on a driver's license that designates the holder as an organ donor won't have any direct impact on the life of the person whose picture is above it….
Main Liners to participate in walk to fight multiple myeloma – Main Line
Main Liners to participate in walk to fight multiple myelomaMain LineIn 2009 she underwent a stem-cell transplant. “It's been a struggle,” said Kathy Martinelli, but added, “She's been a fighter.” This will be Lisa's Lucky Charms Te…
Heart failure could have contributed to death of solo Shetland fisherman – stv.tv
stv.tvHeart failure could have contributed to death of solo Shetland fishermanstv.tvA lone fisherman who died when he was dragged overboard might have suffered heart failure before the accident, an inquiry has held. It is not known why Neil Smith left …
Registering as organ donor can help save 8 others – YorkRegion.com
Financial Post (blog)Registering as organ donor can help save 8 othersYorkRegion.com• In April, there were 1499 Ontarians on the organ donation wait list. Twenty-nine of these patients were younger than 18. • Last year, 222 deceased organ donors co…
“Brain Dead” Man Recovers Before Doctors Can Take His Organs – LifeNews.com
LifeNews.com“Brain Dead” Man Recovers Before Doctors Can Take His OrgansLifeNews.comFor example, Nature recently editorialized in favor of liberalizing the rules governing brain death. Currently, brain death requires the irreversible cessation of a…
Illinois surgeons re-transplant kidney into second patient in unusual operation
In what is claimed to be the first operation of its kind, surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago have removed a transplanted kidney from its original recipient and implanted it in a second recipient. The kidney was failing in the first p…
Patient survival not impacted by liver transplants performed at night or on … – Medical Xpress
Patient survival not impacted by liver transplants performed at night or on …Medical XpressFindings available in the May issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liv…
'Regenerating organs and other small challenges', London, UK – Cordis News
'Regenerating organs and other small challenges', London, UKCordis NewsNevertheless, transplantation medicine remains challenging and complex, with a key area of concern being transplant rejection. This has fuelled the growth of the interdiscip…
One organ donor can save up to eight lives – News-Medical.net
One organ donor can save up to eight livesNews-Medical.netOne organ donor can save up to eight lives and improve the lives of up to 50 people by donating tissues. There is no cost to donate organs and tissues. Weimer offers herself as living proof why …