Chinese urged to participate in stem cell donationCalgary HeraldDonations will be analyzed and registered for 10 years in an international databank, where doctors treating people with rare diseases can search for a stem cell transplant donor. "We …
Face transplant patient is able to drop his mask – Independent Online
Independent OnlineFace transplant patient is able to drop his maskIndependent OnlineBy SAPA NEW LOOK, NEW LIFE: (From left) Richard Norris, 37, in his youth, pre-face transplant surgery and post-face transplant surgery. Described by surgeons as the the…
Initial clinical experience of simultaneous robot-assisted bilateral partial … – UroToday
Initial clinical experience of simultaneous robot-assisted bilateral partial …UroTodayA 62-year-old male patient with prostate cancer and bilateral renal cell carcinoma underwent a simultaneous robot-assisted bilateral partial nephrectomy and radical…
PDWP approves four uplift schemes – Pakistan Observer
PDWP approves four uplift schemesPakistan ObserverThe approved schemes include: Establishment of Kidney Transplantation/Dialysis Unit at BV Hospital Bahawalpur at a cost of Rs 596.498 million; widening and improvement of Akwal Tamman Shah Mohammad Wali…
Hillsville man rrecieves new face after 1996 gun accident – WSLS
Hillsville man rrecieves new face after 1996 gun accidentWSLSThe story of the world's most extensive face transplant surgery is extraordinary. But what happened to Richard Norris back on September 10, 1997 in Henry County is heartbreaking. "He…
Donation after cardiac death: controversies with a controversy – BioEdge
Donation after cardiac death: controversies with a controversyBioEdgeDeath is determined by the cessation of brain activity (brain death) or by the irreversible cessation of circulation and respiration (cardiac death). But what does irreversible mean? …
Genetic Variants Explain Podoconiosis – Doctors Lounge
Genetic Variants Explain PodoconiosisDoctors LoungeFindings were validated by family-based association testing in 202 family trios and HLA typing in 94 case patients and 94 controls. The researchers found that there was a significant genome-wide associ…
Most Extensive Face Transplant Gives One Man A New Life – Daily Gossip
Daily GossipMost Extensive Face Transplant Gives One Man A New LifeDaily GossipIf a few years ago, heart transplantation was still experimental, now surgeons and technology have made it possible to perform even successful face transplants. One man unde…
NKF goes on road tour to promote organ donation – Malaysia Star
Malaysia StarNKF goes on road tour to promote organ donationMalaysia StarHealth screening counters, health and organ donation exhibitions, games session and children's colouring contests were organised by Hospital Tuanku Jaafar Seremban, NKF and Na…
FDA approves Omontys – new anemia drug for chronic kidney disease patients – News-Medical.net
TopNews Arab EmiratesFDA approves Omontys – new anemia drug for chronic kidney disease patientsNews-Medical.netOmontys, developed by Affymax Inc. of Palo Alto, was approved for use by adult dialysis patients with anemia caused by chronic kidney disease…