Richmond Community Hospital

Name :

Richmond Community Hospital

Address  :

Queens Road

Town  :

Richmond

State  :

North Yorkshire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

DL10 4AJ

Phone  :

01748 822109

Fax  :

01748 828602

Web URL  :

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Transplanting lungs from smokers worthwhile

Lung transplant patients who receive the organs from smokers have better chances of survival than those who stay on waiting lists a British study suggests Nearly 40 per cent of the lungs that are available for transplant including those in Canada are from smokers Rejection of this donororgan resource would increase waitinglist mortality and i... Read More

Four days without a heartbeatbut patient fine before operation

CHENNAI It has been four days since the heart of a 56dayold man stopped beating Relatives took him to a city hospital but over 96 hours later and without his heart being revived his condition is stable as he waits for doctors to operate on him A small machine has taken over the functions of the patients heart and lungs The machine cleanses his ... Read More