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‘Split Livers:’ Life-Saving Options for Kids Who Need Transplant?
MedPage Today For a whole liver from a deceased donor, pediatric patients very often have to wait for one the right size. But Perito noted that an adult liver from a deceased donor can be split into unequal parts, with the smaller left side going to a child and the … |
The Times |
It’s time we accepted that organ donation isn’t just about altruism
The Times Nowhere is this clearer than in the case of organ donation. Solely relying on people to altruistically opt-in to allow their organs to be used on death has not been sufficient to meet the needs of those still living, but suffering from, organ failure … |
Channel NewsAsia |
Commentary: Promote expressed consent, even with presumed consent in organ donation
Channel NewsAsia Spain, the country with the world’s highest deceased organ donation rate, achieved an increase only 10 years after it implemented an opt-out law, when it invested heavily in a transplant service and coordination network. Donation rates under opt-out … |
Minneapolis Star Tribune |
Kidney donation links Minnesotan, New Zealanders
Minneapolis Star Tribune “There are a lot of people out there who need a kidney transplant, and there aren’t that many kidneys that are available through deceased donors or living donors,” said Dr. Paul Stahler, one of the two transplant surgeons involved in the Murphy … |
Allentown Morning CallOrgan donation bonds two Lower Macungie library assistantsAllentown Morning CallThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states 75,000 people are actively waiting for an organ on a given day, but only about 28,000 organ…
Photonics.com |
Label-Free Imaging Maps Whole-Brain Changes in Alzheimer Mouse Model
Photonics.com Because the size of the tissue imaged is limited only by the maximum moving range of the mechanical stage, the system could be used for studying human brain tissue from deceased donors. It could also be useful for visualizing other biological molecules … New imaging system may accelerate drug development for Alzheimer’sDOTmed.com |
SaukValley.com |
Researchers work to extend viability of organ transplants
SaukValley.com The report aimed to address basics such as whether studying organs from deceased donors constitutes “human research,” said Robert Veatch, a professor emeritus of medical ethics from Georgetown University’s Kennedy School of Ethics who has … |
News-Medical.net |
Families stop donation of organs from deceased relatives who are registered donors
News-Medical.net … 457 people died last year whilst waiting for a transplant. The number of deceased potential donors was 1,413, but 91 opportunities for donation were blocked by families. The NHS hopes to prevent these “overrides” by encouraging willing donors to … Hundreds of families block organ donationBBC News Relatives of registered organ donors block more than 100 transplants a yearTelegraph.co.uk Families block one in seven organ donation casesThe Times Markets Insider –Immortal News –The Siver Times all 12 news articles » |
News-Medical.net |
Families stop donation of organs from deceased relatives who are registered donors
News-Medical.net … 457 people died last year whilst waiting for a transplant. The number of deceased potential donors was 1,413, but 91 opportunities for donation were blocked by families. The NHS hopes to prevent these “overrides” by encouraging willing donors to … Hundreds of families block organ donation – BBC News – BBC.comBBC News Relatives of registered organ donors block more than 100 transplants a yearTelegraph.co.uk Families block one in seven organ donation casesThe Times BBC News –The Siver Times all 12 news articles » |
The Times |
Families block one in seven organ donation cases
The Times Families stop more than 100 organ donations a year from taking place, overriding the wishes of their loved ones. In 505 cases over the past five years relatives’ wishes have been respected over those of deceased registered donors, data obtained by the … |