MD News (press release)Complications Seen in 40 Percent of Living Liver DonorsMD News (press release)… the Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues conducted a longitudinal observational cohort study involving 760 live liver donors acce…
Organ donor presumed consent needed, says advocate – CBC.ca
CBC.caOrgan donor presumed consent needed, says advocateCBC.ca(Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press) A longtime advocate for organ donation is calling on the New Brunswick government to adopt a presumed consent law to help boost the number of donors. P…
Turkish hospital performs second successful full-face transplant – Sunday's Zaman
Turkish hospital performs second successful full-face transplantSunday’s Zaman(Photo: AA) The Ankara-based Hacettepe University School of Medicine Hospital on Friday successfully performed Turkey's second full-face transplant surgery on a 25-year-o…
Bendigo sisters' stem cell blessing – Bendigo Advertiser
Bendigo sisters' stem cell blessingBendigo Advertiser“I'm alive today because I was able to have a stem cell transplant from my younger sister Juana,” Tanya said. “I'ma breast cancer survivor of 17 years and I first had leukaemia in 2…
Harvey woman receives double-lung transplant – CBC.ca
Harvey woman receives double-lung transplantCBC.caA Harvey woman has been given a chance to breathe again after she underwent double-lung transplant surgery in Toronto this week. Heather MacInnis, a 25-year-old cystic fibrosis patient, had precious lit…
Scottsdale Healthcare opens stem cell transplant program – Phoenix Business Journal
Scottsdale Healthcare opens stem cell transplant programPhoenix Business JournalScottsdale Healthcare has opened a stem cell transplant program at its new Cancer Transplant Institute. The institute is housed within Scottsdale Healthcare's Virginia …
Abbott's Plex-ID to be utilised by leading forensics centre – Zenopa
Abbott's Plex-ID to be utilised by leading forensics centreZenopa… step toward establishing Plex-ID as a system of choice for DNA testing in forensics laboratories." Earlier this month, the company published data showing the benefits of its …
Chronic kidney disease increases risk in diabetes patients – Diabetes.co.uk
Chronic kidney disease increases risk in diabetes patientsDiabetes.co.ukA new study from the United States has claimed that patients suffering from type 2 diabetes are at twice the risk of dying from chronic kidney disease than people who don't hav…
Pittsburgh Surgeons Implant New Total Artificial Heart – Bradenton Herald
PR WebPittsburgh Surgeons Implant New Total Artificial HeartBradenton HeraldThe SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart, developed by SynCardia Systems Inc., was implanted into a 62-year-old Pittsburgh man at AGH on Friday, February 17 by a team of …
Redesigning (and improving) the blood-donation chair – SmartPlanet.com (blog)
Redesigning (and improving) the blood-donation chairSmartPlanet.com (blog)By Reena Jana | February 24, 2012, 5:30 AM PST Donating blood is a noble and generous act. But sometimes the process is uncomfortable for donors, for both obvious reasons (there …