Citizen Tribune Dialysis unit at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza destroyed in Israeli siege The World Health Organization announced on Saturday that Gaza’s largest hospital had been reduced to ashes …
Health
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Dialysis
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Heart Transplantation
Penn State Department of Health Celebrates 40 Years in Heart Transplant Medicine
Doug Girvan is back to normal after a heart transplant. Milton S. Hershey Medical Center celebrates 40th anniversaryth On February 22, the anniversary of providing heart transplants to patients in …
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Emotional effects
Messaging strategies for communicating health-related information in social media—a content and effectiveness analysis of organ donation posts on Instagram in Germany | BMC Public Health
by Celina Badeby Celina BadeLewis A, Koukoura A, Tsianos G-I, Gargavanis AA, Nielsen AA, Vassiliadis E. Organ donation in the US and Europe: the supply vs demand imbalance. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2021;35:100585. Article PubMed Google …
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Videos
Living Organ Donation? Not so fast! | Sigrid Fry-Revere | TEDxLafayetteCollege
by News Sourceby News SourceSigrid Fry-Revere discusses the pros and cons of live organ donation and the steps that must be taken before it is a valid option …
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Diet
From causes to diagnosis to what to avoid – answers to all your questions about fatty liver disease | Health News
Fatty liver disease is a chronic disease diagnosed when excess fat accumulates in the liver, usually caused by unhealthy lifestyle and dietary choices or excessive alcohol consumption. However, you can …
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Emotional effects
UHN Develops World-Unique Initiative to Care for the Mental Health of Transplant Patients – UHN Foundation
by Kevin Geddesby Kevin GeddesDr. Istvan Muksi, nephrologist at UHN Ajmera Transplant Center; Transplants save lives and significantly improve the quality of life for transplant recipients. At the same time, it can leave patients …
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Videos
New organ donation law could save 700 more lives every year | ITV News
by News Sourceby News SourceUp to 700 more lives could be saved each year by a new organ donation system which will aim to tackle donor shortages.
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Dialysis
Urgent call to policymakers – make chronic kidney disease a public health priority – POLITICO
We must make an impact on CKD around the world For the approximately 850 million people living with CKD, or approximately 1 in 10 people worldwide, time is of the …
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Dietary changes you can make to keep your kidneys healthy Since the kidneys are one of the vital organs of the body, it is important to take the necessary steps …
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Lung Transplantation
Lung transplant recipient achieves health goals with help from Carle Health Proctor Rehabilitation Team
by News Sourceby News SourceA Glassford man is reaching his health goals with the help of Carle Health Proctor Hospital’s pulmonary rehabilitation team and helping others along the way. Russ Taylor, a 63-year-old lung …