Webinar being presented by Transplant News, in association with the American Association of Tissue Banks: Thursday, April 28, 2011 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Central 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Mountain 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Pacific Speakers/Faculty *Kenneth Andreoni, MD, Chair, United Network for Organ Sharing Kidney Transplantation Committee; Associate Professor of [Sign in to read the full article...]

As the annual tomb sweeping day fell on April 5, tens of thousands of Chinese gathered at the Beijing Changqingyuan Cemetery in each of the city to mourn for their deceased loved ones. However, in front of a special monument engraved with more than 1,000 names, groups of medical teachers and students were there to [Sign in to read the full article...]

Using a technique that looks like it could have been pulled from a science fiction thriller, transplant surgeons in Toronto, Canada, report they can now keep lungs live outside the body, giving them time to heal and allowing surgeons to better assess the health of the lungs before they are transplanted.  The study was published [Sign in to read the full article...]

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) issued a press release strongly applauding Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and the State Legislature for restoring coverage of transplant services that were previously eliminated as part of the State’s FY 2011 budget. ASTS President Dr. Maryl Johnson and ASTS President Dr. [Sign in to read the full article...]

In order to prepare for any future stem cell transplants required as a result of accidental exposure to high does of radiation during clean up, Fukushima workers have been advised to store their own blood now, Japanese doctors wrote in April 15 The Lancet.  Dr. Tetsuya Tanimoto of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research and [Sign in to read the full article...]