UroToday.com – The annual Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology meeting was held on Saturday May 20 at the Omni Hotel adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center. The theme of the 3 hour meeting was “The Urethra” with the…
Former Memphis Resident Needs Life-Saving Double Lung Transplant
Pam Miles, a public relations executive who lived in Memphis for 13 years, has Cystic Fibrosis and must undergo a complete lung transplant within the next six months in order to live. A corps of volunteers, led by members of…
Major Grant To IU School Of Medicine Will Expand HIV/AIDS Programs In Kenya
The Indiana University School of Medicine has been awarded a $8.9 million federal grant to expand its highly regarded HIV/AIDS programs in Kenya, tripling the number of patients who will be receiving anti-retroviral drug treatments. The grant, from the President’s…
The Surrey Ion Beam Centre In Collaboration With The Gray Cancer Institute To Build The World’s First Vertical Nanobeam To Enable Cancer Care To Be In
The University of Surrey Ion Beam Centre (IBC) in collaboration with the Gray Cancer Institute is working on a £1.2M project which is underpinned by a prestigious grant of £800k from the Wolfson Foundation. The funding will be used to…
Opening Of Tayside Children’s Hospital
The £10 million Tayside Children’s Hospital at Ninewells in Dundee was formally opened on Wednesday June 7th by TV and radio personality Fred MacAulay. Fred, a former Rector of the University of Dundee, was involved in the fundraising campaign to…
California To Delay Enforcement Of Federal Rule Requiring Proof Of Citizenship For Medicaid Eligibility
California health officials on Tuesday said they are postponing the enforcement of a new federal law that will require Medicaid enrollees and applicants to show proof of U.S. citizenship, the Los Angeles Times reports (Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6/7). Under…
Spending On Specialty Drugs On The Rise, Expected To Double By 2009, Express Scripts Says
Spending on specialty drugs — a category that includes many biotech treatments for chronic conditions — increased 17.5% in 2005, while spending on traditional medications increased 10%, according to a study released on Wednesday by Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit…
MUHC Announces A Transplant First In Quebec
Doctors at the MUHC have announced Quebec’s first successful combined heart/liver transplant. The patient, Patrice Dionne, age 54 years, was transferred from the Institut de cardiologie de Quebec (l’hopital Laval) to the MUHC. The patient received his new heart and…