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Liver model Though not one of the most common cancers, Marcie Lindstrom, APRNsays she’s seen liver cancer cases rise in recent years in line with national …

Eisenberg S. Refractory response to platelet transfusion therapy. J Infus Nurs. 2010;33:89–97. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar Hod E, Schwartz J. Platelet transfusion refractoriness. Br J Haematol. 2008;142:348–60. Article  PubMed  Google …

City of Melbourne will be temporarily changing its water disinfection method Melbourne water customers may notice a chlorine odor in their tap water from January 5 through January 26. During …

It was around this time last year, the holidays, that WLWT introduced viewers to two friends on a lifesaving journey.The Cincinnati men met at a dialysis center in Norwood, both …

A therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers in some patients, doctors report. The treatment involves precisely editing …

Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a rare but serious adverse effect of the diabetes drug metformin in which the body accumulates too much lactic acid. Investigators developed and tested a …

Mohammed Al-Oweib, Director of the Planning Department at the Therapeutic Services Support and Development Agency, announced that an agreement has been reached to launch the first phase of the bone …

A major medical milestone has been reached with the successful transplantation of a genetically engineered pig liver into a living human. The case, reported in the Journal of Hepatology, marks …

Despite the exciting new therapies available for patients with blood cancers, both autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplants remain a powerful and necessary treatment modality. Dr Matthew Matasar, chief of …

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) —According to the American Kidney Fund, over half a million Americans are currently on dialysis for kidney failure. Treatment is needed three times per week and can …