Organ donation – know your loved ones' wishesMoree Champion“I would encourage everyone to have a discussion with their family about organ donation because when someone passes away it is very emotional, and it helps to know you are carrying out th…
Governor signs organ donation bill – MetroWest Daily News
WHDH-TVGovernor signs organ donation billMetroWest Daily NewsDeval Patrick is joined by legislators and advocates while signing Senate bill 2067, 'An Act Relative to a Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.' By Anonymous “We know the critically importa…
Irradiated sterile cornea holds promise – ModernMedicine
Irradiated sterile cornea holds promiseModernMedicineCorneal transplantation is the most successful and the most common form of tissue transplant surgery, Dr. Daoud noted. In the United States, about 50000 corneal transplants are performed, and the sam…
Machine Preservation Significantly Improves Kidney Transplant Survival Over 3 … – Sacramento Bee
Machine Preservation Significantly Improves Kidney Transplant Survival Over 3 …Sacramento BeeMachine perfusion or cold storage in deceased-donor kidney transplantation. N.Eng J Med 2012;366:770-1. 4. Johnston TD, Thacker LR, Jeon H et al. Sensitivity…
'Voluntary blood donation guarantees availability of safe blood' – Nigerian Tribune
'Voluntary blood donation guarantees availability of safe blood'Nigerian TribuneThe medical expert stated that widespread myths and misconceptions about blood donation as well as poor awareness of the need for voluntary blood donation, were cha…
Clinical Trial Examines Benefits of, Mechanisms Behind Ultrafiltration for … – HealthCanal.com
Clinical Trial Examines Benefits of, Mechanisms Behind Ultrafiltration for …HealthCanal.comMyron Gerson, MD, a professor in the division of cardiovascular diseases at UC and a UC Health physician, says the trial will compare ultrafiltration with intr…
Heart failure linked to thinner bones and fractures – Ortho SuperSite
Heart failure linked to thinner bones and fracturesOrtho SuperSiteHeart failure is associated with a 30% increase in major fractures and could identify a high-risk population that may benefit from increased osteoporosis screening and treatment, accordi…
Researchers Take a Step Forward in Transplanting Pig Cells to Regenerate Human … – Science Daily (press release)
Researchers Take a Step Forward in Transplanting Pig Cells to Regenerate Human …Science Daily (press release)The results of the research, published in The Journal of Immunology, indicate that these cells, characteristic of the innate immune system pl…
Researchers solve puzzle of proteins linked to heart failure – HealthCanal.com
Researchers solve puzzle of proteins linked to heart failureHealthCanal.comSudden cardiac death is a risk for patients with heart failure because the calcium inside their heart cells is not properly controlled and this can lead to an irregular heartbea…
Machine Preservation Significantly Improves Kidney Transplant Survival Over 3 … – SYS-CON Media (press release)
Machine Preservation Significantly Improves Kidney Transplant Survival Over 3 …SYS-CON Media (press release)[2,3] When the results are analysed by donor type, they show that 3-year graft survival after machine perfusion compared to static cold storag…