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U.S. panel of judges grants plaintiffs' petition seeking consolidation before a single judge of numerous lawsuits alleging Fresenius dialysis products were linked to kidney failures. Resource4thePeople offering free legal consultations. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 14, 2013 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivemedicaldevices/Dialysis-Lawsuit.html Resource4thePeople reports today an update of the progress of numerous lawsuits* in the federal court system alleging that NaturaLyte...
Centers for Specialty Care Group is a consortium of NYC rehab centers that provides its long and short term patients with many on-site medical treatments. NEW YORK, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Centers for Specialty Care Group is a consortium of nursing homes spread across New York City, New Jersey, and upstate New York. The group, located online at http://www.CentersHealthcare.com, has an extensive list of health services ranging from on-site kidney dialysis to bariatric therapy...
Resource4thePeople updates web site with news of litigation in which attorneys for the plaintiffs filing kidney dialysis claims are joined by the products’ manufacturer in seeking consolidation of dozens of cases before a single judge San Diego, CA (PRWEB) March 07, 2013 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivemedicaldevices/Dialysis-Lawsuit.html Resource4thePeople announced today that it is providing consumers an update of the progress of the growing numbers of NaturaLyte and...
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(Ivanhoe Newswire)"”New research questions the validity of kidney dialysis beliefs. For years, medical studies have suggested that African-American patients experience a better recovery on kidney dialysis than their white counterparts. However, research from Johns Hopkins shows that young black patients on kidney dialysis actually do much worse and thus has the potential to reverse longstanding guidelines and advice given to African-American patients with kidney disease.These surprising...
National cycling tour to educate and inspire patients suffering from kidney disease (PRWEB) July 21, 2011 Pentec Health, Inc. today announced a corporate sponsorship of the Shad Ireland Take on the Tour project, a 24-month cycling endeavor by kidney dialysis patient and prominent sportsman Shad Ireland. Mr. Ireland will ride several of the toughest stages of all of the major cycling tours"”including the Ultimate Challenge in Utah and USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado"”as well as...
For the first time, blood vessels created in the lab from donor skin cells were successfully implanted in patients. Functioning blood vessels that aren't rejected by the immune system could be used to make durable shunts for kidney dialysis, and potentially to improve treatment for children with heart defects and adults needing coronary or other bypass graft surgery.For the first time, human blood vessels grown in a laboratory from donor skin cells have been successfully implanted into...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Star Healthcare(TM), a division of Crump Insurance Services, Inc., and part of Crump Group, Inc., the nation's largest insurance wholesaler, today announced it has added a new insurance facility for Kidney Dialysis Centers. The program, offered through an A.M. Best A XI rated carrier, is tailored to meet the unique insurance needs of dialysis providers. Operations of any size are eligible and coverage includes professional and general...
Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and largest providers of kidney dialysis services and kidney disease therapies, has honored its founder, Norman S. Coplon, MD, with an endowed chair at Stanford University School of Medicine. The Norman S. Coplon/Satellite Healthcare Professorship in Medicine was established on June 12, 2008 with a gift from Satellite Healthcare, which Dr. Coplon founded in 1974 as a not-for-profit organization. His vision was to fulfill the growing need for...
Wireless systems used by many hospitals to keep track of medical equipment can cause potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving devices such as breathing and dialysis machines, researchers reported Tuesday in a study that warned hospitals to conduct safety tests. Some of the microchip-based "smart" systems are touted as improving patient safety, but a Dutch study of equipment - without the patients - suggests the systems could actually cause harm. A U.S. patient-safety expert said...
