Officer, organ donor, still protects and serves | UTSanDiego.comU-T San DiegoBeverly Henwood, a family practioner, said she never knew her son was a designated organ donor, and had to make the decision amid the shock of his fatal wound to let his kidne…
Christine Curti watched as her husband, Kevin, took the stage at the Bourbon Street bar in New Port Richey with his band, KC and the Vocal Chords. Instead of being there to support him, however, he was there performing to support her.
First there was the “heart in a box,” a revolutionary experimental technology that allows donor hearts to be delivered to transplant recipients warm and beating rather than frozen in an ice cooler. Now that same technology is being used to deliver “breathing lungs.”
 The Hindu |
Blood donation camps reveal poor health of girl students in Madurai
The Hindu The poor health of college-going girls in Madurai city is coming to light during blood donation camps. At least, 40 per cent of college girls get ‘rejected’ by doctors in blood donation camps even though they come forward to do so along with their friends. |
Donation of organs directed to the needyEastDay.comOf the donations, 47.5 percent came after cardiac death and 43.5 percent after both cardiac and brain death. Those after brain death accounted for the rest, statistics from the allocation system showed…
 Chinadaily USA |
City to test out transplant project
Chinadaily USA Shanghai will follow the guidelines set by the national organ donation system stipulating that donations only be made after both cardiac death and brain death. Data from the Ministry of Health showed that the ratio of human organs’ supply and demand is … |
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10News – Organ recipients meet with family of fallen SDPD officer – News Story
10News Hamilton said she saw Henwood’s image just before her transplant surgery and felt he was looking over her. She called Henwood a brave hero, and thanked his family for making the tough decision to share his life with others. “He was a soldier. He was … |
 KELOLAND TV |
South Dakota Organ Donor to be Honored on Rose Parade Float – KSFY News …
KSFY In March we brought you the story of Andrea Cleveland the 16-year old from Corsica who saved the lives of several people by donating her organs. It seems that was just the first chapter of her story. Andrea Cleveland had no idea that by simply checking … A Teenager’s Life-Saving DecisionKELOLAND TV |
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Infection from pacemaker spreads to man’s kidney
Times of India His treating doctor and cardiac surgeon Dr Nilesh Maru said the infection had spread to his vital organs, including the liver. “We changed the pulse generator of the pacemaker thinking that would kill the infection, though the wires were kept untouched … |
Daily NewsHeart patients return from IndiaDaily News18 children heart patients who went to India for heart surgery arrived after successfully undergoing heart surgery. Speaking on behalf of the President of Lions Club of Dar-Es-Salaam, Dr Rajni Kanabar…