ABC NewsToday in the news: Man wakes from coma just before organ donationHornell Evening TribuneHowever, just as doctors were talking to family about organ donation, Schmid woke up. A series of bombings in Baghdad killed at least 63 people and wounded …
Three get hepatitis from Kentucky donor – Louisville Courier-Journal
Three get hepatitis from Kentucky donorLouisville Courier-JournalIn 2010, 28262 transplants were done, a vast majority from deceased donors, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. The CDC's report says the unidentified dono…
Follicular Lymphoma – Autologos Stem Cell Transplant Does Not Improve Overall … – Medical News Today
Follicular Lymphoma – Autologos Stem Cell Transplant Does Not Improve Overall …Medical News TodayAccording to an online study published in the December issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem …
New heart valve procedure available in SWFL – NBC2 News
New heart valve procedure available in SWFLNBC2 News"This will probably have a bigger impact than heart transplantation or anything else," says Dr. Hummel. He's talking about a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or "TAVR." …
Elgin man's 200th blood donation gives inspiration – Chicago Sun-Times
Elgin man's 200th blood donation gives inspirationChicago Sun-TimesBy Emily McFarlan emcfarlan@stmedianetwork.com December 21, 2011 9:56PM Warren Krup of Elgin relaxes at the Heartland Blood Center in Elgin Wednesday prior to his 200th blood donati…
Late effects of stem cell transplant common and often debilitating – Curetoday.com (press release)
Late effects of stem cell transplant common and often debilitatingCuretoday.com (press release)NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Up to three-quarters of patients who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) will have late adverse effects, and many …
Organs Donation in Great Shortage – CRIENGLISH.com
Organs Donation in Great ShortageCRIENGLISH.comFor many people it's a revolution to recognize brain death as the end of life." If a person's death can be judged by the lack of brain function, the source for organ donation will surge by 40%…
Buffalo Grove basketball tournament promotes organ donation – Chicago Daily Herald
Buffalo Grove basketball tournament promotes organ donationChicago Daily HeraldBy Daily Herald staff report A sixth grade basketball tournament celebrating the life of a former St. Mary student and raising awareness of the importance of organ donation …
Poised to Donate Organs, 21-Year-Old Emerges From Coma – ABC News
ABC NewsPoised to Donate Organs, 21-Year-Old Emerges From ComaABC NewsSo while the family was given a realistic picture of Schmid's poor chances for survival, Spetzler ordered one more MRI to see if the critical areas of the brain had turned dark, …
Rhett Butler/The Daily Reflector – Greenville Daily Reflector
Greenville Daily ReflectorRhett Butler/The Daily ReflectorGreenville Daily ReflectorDr. Robert Harland, Chief of Transplant Surgery at PCMH, discuss the triple kidney transplant operations as he stands with the recipients and their donors Thursday. By …