WFPLUK First in Kentucky to Implant Total Artificial HeartSurfKY NewsPoe, diagnosed with heart failure on Jan. 3 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Ky., was referred to UK for consideration of advanced treatment options by Dr. DP Suresh. The Total …
Heart drug approved by European regulators – The Guardian
Daily MailHeart drug approved by European regulatorsThe GuardianA drug that could benefit people with heart failure has been approved by European regulators. New data on Procoralan (ivabradine) suggests it cuts death rates and the need for a patient to…
Curing cancer by replacing livers! – KSAT San Antonio
KSAT San AntonioCuring cancer by replacing livers!KSAT San AntonioAlthough tumors can recur after transplantation, in some cases, liver transplantation is considered a cure. Because these patients don't have chronic liver disease like a typical tra…
Heart Failure Patients Urged to Discuss Care With Docs – U.S. News & World Report
Heart Failure Patients Urged to Discuss Care With DocsU.S. News & World ReportMONDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — Patients suffering from advanced heart failure should maintain an open dialogue with their physicians, so everyone is on the same page wit…
UK becomes first in Kentucky to implant total artificial heart – The Lane Report
UK becomes first in Kentucky to implant total artificial heartThe Lane Report… a measurement that shows the amount of blood the heart can pump out into the body during each beat — was less than 10 percent, according to Dr. Navin Rajagopalan, the Me…
Medical Innovation and Safety: A Delicate Balance – Forbes
Medical Innovation and Safety: A Delicate BalanceForbesSeven medicines provide major progress in cancer treatments and almost half were judged by the FDA to be significant therapeutic advances for ailments such as kidney transplant rejection and heart …
Families honor organ donor relatives in a memorial – KGET 17
Families honor organ donor relatives in a memorialKGET 17"Organ donation was the silver lining in the tragic accident of my brother's passing," Courtney said. "He was always so giving and would have wanted it that way." She help…
Ultrasound IDs Post-Transplant Recurrent Hep C Cirrhosis – Doctors Lounge
MedPage TodayUltrasound IDs Post-Transplant Recurrent Hep C CirrhosisDoctors LoungeUltrasound-based transient elastography provides diagnostic accuracy for detecting cirrhosis due to recurrent hepatitis C virus infection following liver transplantation…
Saving lives through organ donation & transplantation – Philippine Star
Saving lives through organ donation & transplantationPhilippine StarTo help alleviate this problem, foreign and local studies have shown that kidney transplantation is the best option for patients with kidney failure. To help promote kidney transpl…
Heavy kids may not respond as well to asthma meds – 14 News WFIE Evansville
Heavy kids may not respond as well to asthma meds14 News WFIE EvansvilleBy Kathleen Doheny SUNDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) — Overweight children may not respond as well to common asthma medicines known as inhaled corticosteroids, new research finds. …