News
In this section you will find Society press releases, member announcements, and ISN communication products.
ISN Announcements
Support for earthquake victims in Chile
10 March 2010
Latin-American nephrology societies have come together to respond to the victims of the earthquake that struck Chile in the region of Concepcion and Talca on 27 February 2010.
RDRTF team returns from Haiti
10 March 2010
The last volunteers have now returned from Haiti as one of the longest ISN disaster relief missions came to an end on 27 February 2010.
ISN Press Room
Pakistan: Cutting Down on 'Kidney Tourism'
22 February 2008
Pakistan’s Transplantation of Human Organs and Human Tissue Ordinance 2007 mandates punitive measures for those who deal in organs or remove them improperly. More importantly, the ordinance explicitly bans the donation of organs to foreigners. Opportunities to donate organs to non-relatives are also curtailed.
Renal News
Do We Need New Surgical Techniques To Repair Vesico-Vaginal Fistulas?
Urology / Nephrology News From Medical News Today : March 17, 2010
UroToday.com - Vesicovaginal fistula has been a medical and social problem and remains a surgical challenge, especially when it requires re-operation, presents large size, involves the ureter and is associated with radiotherapy. In this paper, we describe our experience with complex urogenital fistulas...
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Symptoms, Symptom Scores, And Outcome Measures
Urology / Nephrology News From Medical News Today : March 17, 2010
UroToday.com - Our chapter on BPH in the recent Urologic Clinics of North America focuses on improved methods for defining the etiology of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)...
