Nail surgery: an important consideration in patients on call for renal transplant.
REFERRAL The patient had been referred to the podiatry services by the nephrologist. Medical history This 60-year-old male ex-smoker was maintained by haemodialysis for six years prior to this presentation. He developed glomerular nephritis following infectious mononucleosis. He had a history...

Cleveland Clinic Surgeons Perform Nation's First Near-Total Face Transplant.
Surgery Largest, Most Complex of Its Kind; 80 Percent of Trauma Patient's Face Transplanted CLEVELAND, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A multi-disciplinary team of doctors and surgeons at Cleveland Clinic recently performed the first near-total face transplant in the United States. In a 22-hour procedure performed...

Medical City Hospital Named by Texas Monthly as One of the Top Ten Best Companies to Work for in Texas.
Hospital Ranked Eighth in the Large Companies Category for 2009 DALLAS, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second time in four years, Medical City Hospital - an award-winning medical facility in North Texas - has been named one of the state's top employers in the Texas Monthly...

Transplant patient grateful for the gift.
Byline: Brian Lee SPENCER - Donna M. Bujnowski loves her gift, but doesn't know whom to thank for it. The 62-year-old resident of Shady Drive received a heart transplant at a Boston hospital earlier this year. Mrs. Bujnowski and her family say they are reflecting...

Kidneys for Transplant Function Earlier and Last Longer When Preserved in a Machine Compared to the Traditional Box of Ice.
GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from a landmark trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that in transplanted kidneys preserved and transported in a specially designed machine (LifePort Kidney Transporter) the odds for experiencing a delay in recovery of kidney function are...

AIDS Activist Larry Kramer Recovering Following Liver Transplant Surgery; Transplant Brings Focus to Issue of Co-Infection in Patients with HIV.
PITTSBURGH -- Larry Kramer, acclaimed writer and renowned AIDS activist, underwent liver transplant surgery on Dec. 21 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Kramer, who has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), needed the life-saving transplant because of end-stage liver failure caused by hepatitis B. He is...

Case study: management of the kidney dialysis patient.
Introduction The prevalence of diabetes in industrialized countries is on the rise. This appreciable rise of diabetic patients will lead to an increased number of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). These patients will need dental management in general dental offices around the country. The number of...

Davao hospital inaugurates, biggest emergency room.
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte - The Davao Regional Hospital (DRH) here has recently inaugurated its new Emergency Room (ER) Complex which is said to be the biggest in Mindanao. The inauguration of the ER complex was also highlighted with the blessing of the R18 million Siemens...

Gene Signal Enters Phase III Clinical Tests for the Prevention of Corneal Graft Rejection.
- Gene Signal International, a Biotech Company Registered in Switzerland, Will Move its Headquarter to the EPFL, in Lausanne, - Gene Signal is Addressing Various Issues Related to Neovascularisation, - Gene Signal is Working on a Portfolio of Ophthalmologic Indications, With One Now in Phase III Trials - Gene...

SCC 250 times more likely in transplant patients.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. -- More than half of patients who undergo organ transplantation will develop a skin cancer, often within the first 5 years after surgery, according to Dr. Henry Randle. Most of the cancers associated with transplant surgery are squamous cell carcinomas (SCC), which tend to appear...