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24Dec/13

Judge orders "brain dead" teen Jahi McMath kept on ventilator through holidays – CBS News

December 24, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Judge orders “brain dead” teen Jahi McMath kept on ventilator through holidays
CBS News
The Chief of Pediatric Neurology at Stanford Children’s Hospital, Dr. Paul Fisher, is a known expert on brain death and has performed many such examinations,” Children’s chief of pediatrics Dr. David Durand, said in an emailed statement. “We have the …
Court-appointed doctor says Calif. teen brain deadUSA TODAY
Court-appointed doctor declares California teen brain deadFox News
Mother of Jahi McMath, brain-dead after tonsillectomy, vows to fightLos Angeles Times
San Jose Mercury News –San Francisco Chronicle
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24Dec/13

Bioethicists must rethink the concept of death: the idea of brain death is not … – h+ Magazine

December 24, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Bioethicists must rethink the concept of death: the idea of brain death is not …h+ MagazineDeath has historically been believed to be an event that coincided with the onset of clinical death. It is now understood that death is a series of physical ev…

24Dec/13

Yashoda Hospitals performs rare heart transplant on a 25-year old mother – Business Standard

December 24, 2013Transplantationadmin

Yashoda Hospitals performs rare heart transplant on a 25-year old motherBusiness StandardHyderabad-based Yashoda Hospitals on Tuesday said its doctors had successfully performed a rare heart transplantation that occurs in very few cases involving mothe…

24Dec/13

Mother of Jahi McMath, brain-dead after tonsillectomy, vows to fight – Los Angeles Times

December 24, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

Mother of Jahi McMath, brain-dead after tonsillectomy, vows to fight
Los Angeles Times
In statement after statement, the hospital’s chief of pediatrics, David Durand, has expressed his “deepest sympathy” for Jahi’s mother. But, he added, “the ventilator cannot reverse the brain death that has occurred and it would be wrong to give false …

24Dec/13

A Look Back at Stars, Leaders and Others Who Died in 2013 – KSTP.com

December 24, 2013Lungadmin

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A Look Back at Stars, Leaders and Others Who Died in 2013
KSTP.com
Indian film director whose work includes award-winning films in the Bengali language. May 30. Cardiac arrest. … India’s legendary actor who played some of Bollywood’s most memorable villains in a career that spanned six decades. July 12. Pneumonia.
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2013Montgomery Advertiser

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24Dec/13

British surgeon suspended for 'branding initials on liver' – Times of India

December 24, 2013Liveradmin

British surgeon suspended for ‘branding initials on liver‘
Times of India
LONDON: A British surgeon has been suspended over allegations that he “branded” his initials onto a patient’s liver, media reported on Tuesday. Simon Bramhall faces an investigation after a colleague discovered the initials “SB” on the organ during a …

24Dec/13

Lansing-area man to run 50 miles on Christmas for boy – northwestohio.com

December 24, 2013Transplant Surgeryadmin

WWMT-TVLansing-area man to run 50 miles on Christmas for boynorthwestohio.comKurt Lake tells the Lansing State Journal his son faces another round of chemotherapy before having bone marrow transplant surgery either next month or in February. Jason Evan…

24Dec/13

Study expands use of biomarker for early diagnosis of acute kidney injury – YottaFire

December 24, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Study expands use of biomarker for early diagnosis of acute kidney injuryYottaFireA biomarker test developed initially to identify early acute kidney injury (AKI) after surgery has been shown to successfully detect AKI in emergency room patients with a…

24Dec/13

Antibodies in banana roots kill vermin – FreshPlaza

December 24, 2013Antibodiesadmin

Antibodies in banana roots kill vermin
FreshPlaza
An international team of researchers around Dirk Hölscher of the Max Planck Institute for chemical ecology in Jena, has discovered that some banana plants can accumulate antibodies against the thread worm, Radopholus similis, purposefully in their …

24Dec/13

Young organ donation recipients urge others to save a life and join register – The Bolton News

December 24, 2013Organ Donoradmin

The Bolton News

Young organ donation recipients urge others to save a life and join register
The Bolton News
TWO young men were given the ultimate gift — of life — thanks to the brave decision made by anonymous organ donors. Now the grateful recipients are urging people to give the same gift this Christmas by signing up for the Organ Donor Register (ODR).
160 Lincolnshire people waiting for organ donationLincolnshire Echo
NHS urges families to discuss organ donation this ChristmasNorth Devon Journal
Talk to your family about organ donationMelton Times
Salisbury Journal –Dunstable Today –Burton Mail
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