Irish Medical TimesCKD — adverse cardiovascular outcomes must be addressedIrish Medical TimesConsultant nephrologist Prof George Mellotte informed a recent Dublin meeting that appropriate primary-care management of patients with chronic kidney diseas…
Brotherly love – MyCentralJersey.com
Brotherly loveMyCentralJersey.comRush's wife found out she was pregnant in January, just about two months after her husband's transplant surgery. While the transplant recovery process was painful, Rush jokes he must have been feeling strong, fr…
Local stem cell transplant center sees decade of success – KFDA
Local stem cell transplant center sees decade of successKFDACannon was told, "If you want to have a chance at long survival, we can do this procedure called an umbilical cord stem cell transplant. It's risky, but if there was another way, I wo…
XDx Announces Highmark's Coverage of AlloMap® for Monitoring Heart Transplant … – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)XDx Announces Highmark's Coverage of AlloMap® for Monitoring Heart Transplant …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)Highmark considers AlloMap “medically necessary” for monitoring heart transplant…
Willing to donate organs? Govt may ask driving licence seekers – Times of India
Willing to donate organs? Govt may ask driving licence seekersTimes of IndiaCHENNAI: The state government is considering a proposal to seek the willingness of a driving licence applicant to donate his organs in the event of brain death. Transplant surg…
Breakthrough in stem cell transplant stuck in red tape – Daily Bhaskar
Breakthrough in stem cell transplant stuck in red tapeDaily BhaskarJaipur: When doctors at SMS Medical College performed the first kidney transplant using stem cell technology, hopes were high then in patients willing to opt for kidney transplantation….
First-Time Guidelines for Lupus Nephritis: Biopsy for All – Medscape
First-Time Guidelines for Lupus Nephritis: Biopsy for AllMedscapeThe guidelines, presented here at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2011 Annual Meeting, also recommend the use of a biologic drug for refractive disease, although the drug, ritu…
Heart failure device promising – Louisville Courier-Journal (blog)
Heart failure device promisingLouisville Courier-Journal (blog)Scientists are reporting promising results for a heart failure device being tested at Jewish Hospital and other centers nationally. The C-Pulse Heart Assist System is a mechanical device th…
Healthcare Sector: New Share Price Targets Issued – Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Healthcare Sector: New Share Price Targets IssuedWall St. Cheat SheetThe Company's products treat autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and inflammation, as well as infectious diseases and organ transplant rejection. Get the most re…
Londoners encouraged to keep donating organs – London Free Press
Londoners encouraged to keep donating organsLondon Free PressLondon's organ donation rates are higher than the national average, but "we can do better," says the organizer of an information evening Thursday emphasizing advances in heart-t…