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03Mar/14

Philippines Looking for Guinness Record for Donated Organs – Wall Street Journal (blog)


Philippine Information Agency

Philippines Looking for Guinness Record for Donated Organs
Wall Street Journal (blog)
28, with the goal of replacing India’s record for the most organ donors signed up in a single-hour at a single site as well as for the most number of organ donation pledges in one site in an eight-hour period. On Sept. 17, India listed 2,755 pledges
Some 18000 organ donor sign up in DOH LifeLine campaignPhilippine Information Agency

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03Mar/14

Living with someone else's heart in his chest, he reaches a 25-year milestone … – Washington Post


Washington Post

Living with someone else’s heart in his chest, he reaches a 25-year milestone
Washington Post
According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, the 10-year survival rate for heart transplant surgery is about 56 percent. They often face post-surgical complications including primary graft dysfunction, which occurs when the new donor heart

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