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Articles in Nov 30, 2005, issue of Transplant News
- UCI liver transplant program closed following report 35 patients died on waitlist; CEO placed on leave.
by Jim Warren - Thoratec receives approval to market its HeartMate II LVAS in Europe; will be used for long-term support
- UNOS/OPTN subcommittee to develop strict member compliance rules, including whistle blower provision
- Tissera reports encouraging results from ongoing large animal experiments of pancreatic xenotransplantation
- New heart allocation scheme ok'd by OPTN/UNOS board will decrease waitlist deaths for adults, pediatrics
- Stem Cell Sciences KK signs agreement with the University of Nice to commercialize stem cell therapy for degenerative disease
- LVAD's can significantly extend lives of end-stage heart failure patients not candidates for transplantation - new study
- HHS begins process to get intestine transplants covered under Medicare
- Scientists create blood vessels grown in lab from patient's own skin
- Stem cell research pioneer Hwang admits human eggs had been bought; Schatten ends research collaboration
- Wisconsin Gov. Doyle vetoes bill banning all forms of human cloning
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- Texas Cord Blood Bank receives $1.2 million grant for reaching collection milestone