Hurriyet Daily News (press release)Turkish limb-transplant patient diesHurriyet Daily News (press release)Turkey's first triple-limb transplant patient, Atilla Kavdır, died early this morning, about 100 days after undergoing landmark transplant su…
The Hindu'Below one per cent women eligible for blood donation'The HinduHaemoglobin (Hb) count plays an imperative role in blood donation, which should be above 12.6 gm per deci litre cent for men and women, but women do not have the required c…
IBNLive.comFacebook calls on members to flag organ donor statusOrlando Sentinel"We think that people can really help spread awareness of organ donation and that they want to participate in this to their friends, and we think that can be a big part…
Low Vitamin D Linked to Poorer Outcomes in Lung RecipientsMD News (press release)… is associated with increased incidence of acute rejection and infection, and deficiency at one year after transplant is linked with increased mortality, according to a…
Facebook features Groups, organ donor optionOSU – The LanternBy Trisha Patel Facebook has revamped its Groups feature and announced a new feature that allows users to register to become an organ donor. The new Groups feature also prompts students to jo…
Family Opposing Woman's Organ Donation Now Allowing ItKTXLThe family filed a lawsuit late in the day (Wednesday) to block the organ donation, and UC Davis Medical Center and Sierra Donor Services (the organ procurement organization) delayed the org…
FDA Backs Implantable Heart PumpdailyRxA US Food and Drug Administration panel has recommended approval of HeartWare's Ventricular Assist System, which acts as a bridge to heart transplantation in end-stage heart failure patients. The FDA Circulato…
An immoral incentiveHaaretzRecent Israeli law effectively recognizes two different diagnoses of death: irreversible cardiopulmonary arrest and brain death. Defining when death occurs, however, is not a question for medicine or science. It is not about …
USA TODAYFacebook today enabled users to declare their status as a potential organ …RedEye Chicago (blog)SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc aims to raise about $10.6 billion in Silicon Valley's largest IPO, dwarfing the coming-out parties of …
Jeffrey Sirott, pharmacistWashington PostHe had complications from liver transplant surgery. The death was confirmed by his wife, Aldra Sirott. Mr. Sirott worked at Peoples Drug Stores from 1968 to 1974, followed by 25 years at Giant Food. He was a pha…