Organ donation event brings new donorsWJXT Jacksonville"I'm very grateful to my donor, Sky, and his family because he wasn't an organ donor and they had to make that decision for him," she said. Without that gift, she said "I def…
Wall Street Journal'Are You an Organ Donor? Why Not?'Wall Street JournalBrain death criteria is strict. The neurologists who determine brain death use various diagnostic tools to make the determination. It is a grueling and sad time for the fam…
Pancreatic islets infusion for diabetes patient being readied for procedure in …Sacramento BeeThey said that donated pancreatic islets usually do not have any problems and can be used for the transplantation even if the donor's pancreas contain t…
Obits: Stacy Robinson, Gunnar Soensteby; Carl BeaneWashington PostHe underwent chemotherapy, a stem-cell transplant and a bone-marrow transplant provided by his son. He entered hospice care on May 3. The speedy, 5-foot-11 Mr. Robinson played all six of…
TOKYO _ The Japanese Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (JPITA) is preparing for the nation's first transplantation of pancreatic islets from a brain-dead donor to a patient with Type 1 diabetes, it was learned Saturday. The preparation…
Family helps mom make 100th blood donation9NEWS.comJust one week before her 100th blood donation appointment, Robyn Sloan was diagnosed with breast cancer. "It's something I've been working on for almost 20 years. It's 20 years worth o…
He met with an accident on his way to a funeral last week; had begun moving into his new house just a day earlier
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona and Spain defender Carles Puyol will be out of action for around six weeks and miss Euro 2012 after having successful surgery on his injured right knee, doctors confirmed on Saturday. Described by Spain coach Vicente del…
5K to benefit organ donation in New ProvidenceNJ.comBy Independent Press The NJ Sharing Network Foundation announces its second Annual Share NJ 5K Race to Save Lives Through Organ and Tissue Donation on Sunday, June 10 in New Providence. Transplant rec…
PCa Patients on HD Would Benefit from Early Kidney TransplantationRenal and Urology NewsThe study included 32 male HD patients aged 46-78 years diagnosed with PCa within six months after renal transplantation. Within the first two years post-transplant…