Former Classmates Connected By A KidneyEastBayRI.comLiz Pease Kennedy (left) and Ying Su, former Barrington High School classmates, before the kidney transplant surgery earlier this year. By Cindy VanSchalkwyk BARRINGTON — Ying Su and Liz Pease Kenne…
Latest News: UPMC organ transplant program placed on probation – Connellsville Daily Courier
Latest News: UPMC organ transplant program placed on probationConnellsville Daily CourierUPMC was placed on probation today for up to a year by a national agency that regulates organ transplant surgeries after a kidney transplant surgery this year in w…
A transplant healed by love – Oregon City News
Oregon City NewsA transplant healed by loveOregon City NewsAfter their recent kidney transplant surgery (inset), Fred sneaked a visit to his recipient. Lennie Jo Barnes was reminded of the oldest story in Western culture as she sat to receive anesthesi…
Two Garrison marks week with blood donation – Ghana News Agency
Two Garrison marks week with blood donationGhana News AgencyTakoradi, Nov. 15, GNA – The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has begun its Annual Community Service Week with a number of community activities to promote better military-civilian relations. According…
Low-income elderly at higher risk of heart failure – BioScholar News
Newsday (subscription)Low-income elderly at higher risk of heart failureBioScholar NewsSeniors with a low income are at higher risk of having heart failure irrespective of their education level, a new study has found. The study is the first to link low…
Mike London, wife plan to start a charitable foundation centered on bone … – Washington Post (blog)
Mike London, wife plan to start a charitable foundation centered on bone …Washington Post (blog)The inspiration for the London's idea was twofold: In 2003, their oldest daughter, Ticynn, underwent a successful bone marrow transplant surgery (Mike…
Vitamin D Deficiency Raises Heart-Failure Risk – Bloomberg
BloombergVitamin D Deficiency Raises Heart-Failure RiskBloombergWomen who don't get enough vitamin D, found in sunshine, fish and fortified foods including milk and orange juice, have a higher chance of heart failure and stroke than those with suff…
Organ Donation Website Registry Names "Everybody Can Save a Life!" Video … – GlobeNewsWire (press release)
Organ Donation Website Registry Names "Everybody Can Save a Life!" Video …GlobeNewsWire (press release)MatchingDonors.com asked participants to create a 30-second video that promotes, celebrates or teaches about being a living organ donor o…
Forecasted Sales of Biosimilar Monoclonal Antibodies for Oncology Indications … – MarketWatch (press release)
Forecasted Sales of Biosimilar Monoclonal Antibodies for Oncology Indications …MarketWatch (press release)Biosimilar versions of rituximab (Biogen Idec/Roche/Chugai/Zenyaku Kogyo's Rituxan/MabThera) could be approved as early as 2013 in Europe. T…
Stem cell therapy works in heart failure trial – DAWN.com
DAWN.comStem cell therapy works in heart failure trialDAWN.comAP Photo ORLANDO, Fla: A stem cell therapy for treating patients experiencing moderate to severe heart failure showed real promise in preventing serious consequences or death, according to d…