PHOENIX (Reuters) – Surgeons in Arizona have successfully carried out a rare mother-to-child liver transplant, after a search for an organ from a deceased donor for the desperately ill 1-year-old girl came up blank, the hospital said. In a procedure pe…
Save lives in Ontario: register as an organ donor – Toronto Star
Toronto StarSave lives in Ontario: register as an organ donorToronto StarOntarians will now be asked if they want to register as an organ donor when they renew their driver's licence at a Service Ontario kiosk. Until now, bizarrely, the question wa…
Double transplant patient's "miracle" kidney finally starts working – a year after surgery
Philippa Stone had almost given up hope when a life-changing double kidney transplant failed to function.
Organ Donor Numbers Increase On Facebook – WCYB
Organ Donor Numbers Increase On FacebookWCYBTennessee Donor Services says it doesn't matter how you sign up to be a donor, you should still tell your family about your wishes to be an organ donor. "That's what is so exciting about the Face…
Transplant surgery pioneer to speak at commencement – Quad City Times
Transplant surgery pioneer to speak at commencementQuad City TimesA transplant surgery pioneer will deliver the St. Ambrose University spring commencement address on May 12. Dr. Richard Wood will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters in the c…
Transplant surgery pioneer to speak at commencement
A transplant surgery pioneer will deliver the St. Ambrose University spring commencement address on May 12.
Eastman House finds an organ donor – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Eastman House finds an organ donorRochester Democrat and Chronicle(Far left). Richard Eastman of Walworth, volunteer with the George Eastman House, packs rolls of music to take back to the George Eastman House. Employees at Parsons Pipe Organ Builders …
ACR Issues Lupus Nephritis Tx Guideline – MedPage Today
ACR Issues Lupus Nephritis Tx GuidelineMedPage TodayMycophenolate mofetil is dosed at 2 to 3 g/day for six months, while cyclophosphamide can be given either at 500 to 1000 mg/m 2 monthly or at 500 mg every 2 weeks for 12 weeks, followed by oral mycoph…
Abbie is ready for crucial transplant – This is Leicestershire
Abbie is ready for crucial transplantThis is LeicestershireA teenager will today undergo a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant following a worldwide search to find a suitable donor. Abbie Mustard, who has leukaemia, will receive a transfusion …
Facebook organ donation option causes a ripple – Khaleej Times
SILive.comFacebook organ donation option causes a rippleKhaleej TimesFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that the social network will be used as a tool to bridge the gap between organ donors has sparked interest among those who need org…