Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub awarded Lister Medal on 28th October.
Sir Magdi Yacoub gave the Lister Oration on October 28 at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, after which he was presented by the Acting President, Mr. Steve Cannon, with the Lister Medal. The oration was entitled “The Glory and Threat of Science and Medicine”. The Lister Medal is awarded every three to five […]
Read moreWorld Kidney Day
The World Kidney Day for 2014 is to be March 13th and it is featuring chronic kidney disease and ageing. They make the point that although chronic kidney disease can occur at any age it becomes more common with increasing age, and indeed after the age of 40 kidney filtration begins to fall by approximately 1% […]
Read moreGive a Kidney – promoting altruistic donation in the UK
Give a Kidney – One’s Enough is a charity that aims to raise awareness of altruistic living kidney donation. Altruistic donation is the giving of a kidney, from a living person, to a stranger who has kidney failure. The charity also aims to publicise why more living kidney donors are needed and to support people […]
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