The Sun |
The ‘body brokers’ making a killing selling human corpses ‘like 19th century grave robbers’
The Sun Last December, Reuters reported more than 20 bodies donated to an Arizona broker were used in US Army blast experiments – without the consent of the deceased or next of kin. Some donors or their families had explicitly noted an objection to military … |
The Sun |
Organ donation – here’s how to register for a donor card and how to …
The Sun Every year 500 people die while waiting for a donor organ, here’s how you can help. |
Kuwait News Agency |
KUNA : New liver transplant program in Kuwait soon – official …
Kuwait News Agency ANKARA, Nov 1 (KUNA) — A new liver transplant program will be launched soon in Kuwait in cooperation with the King’s College London, said a Kuwaiti … |
Refinery29 |
What Happens When You Donate Your Body To Science
Refinery29 To donate your body to a medical cause after death is to give a gift to the living. But if you’re listed as an organ donor on your ID, there’s a lot you need to know: For starters, it’s not as simple as the hospital shipping your kidney to whoever’s … |
Green Bay Press Gazette |
‘We’re a team for life’: They help organ donation patients make it to a new life
Green Bay Press Gazette MILWAUKEE – Sara Everts and her husband took a yellow Ford Mustang convertible to visit Arizona and Nevada. In March, Everts, 50, got a new liver from a deceased donor and vowed to live her life to the fullest in the wake of the operation, necessitated … |
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Awaiting a Kidney, Susan Zuber Remains Ever Hopeful
Atlantic Highlands Herald Like thousands of others with kidney failure, Susan faces the long wait that includes not only having a willing donor, living or deceased, but also assuring the match of a new kidney to her body is perfect. Because she’s been on the list so long, her … |
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Recovery From “Brain Death”?
HuffPost … the “Brain Death” statutes which allowed for a legal declaration of death for a person who meets certain clinical and laboratory findings indicative of brain death. These statutes allowed for the harvesting of organs for transplant purposes from … |
Temple NewsPublic health dean part of $150 million NIH studyTemple NewsSiminoff studied the ethics of families consenting to tissue donation for their deceased family member. The network included researchers from different institutions around the world…
Selena Gomez Faced Years Waiting for New Kidney. Why Is the List so Long?euronewsWhen singer Selena Gomez found out she needed a kidney transplant she discovered the daunting reality: it can take many years before an organ from a deceased donor becomes…
NBCNews.comSelena Gomez Faced Years Waiting for a New Kidney. Why Is the List so Long?NBCNews.comWhen singer Selena Gomez found out she needed a kidney transplant she discovered the daunting reality: it can take many years before an organ from a deceas…