News-Medical.netLimiting damage after donation could reduce discard rate of organs, study showsNews-Medical.netIn most cases in the United States, transplant organs come from donors following brain death, in which all the functions of the brain have st…
StopFake.org |
Fake: Ukraine’s Health Ministry Allows Ukrainians to be sold for Organs
StopFake.org Ukraine’s Health Ministry points out that in countries where transplantation of organs is well developed and regulated, there are some 14-39 deceased donors per million people, whereas in Ukraine, it is less than 0.2 percent. Last year Ukrainian … |
New Straits Times Online |
M’sian organ donations plunge to just 17 cases this year: Transplant Resource Centre
New Straits Times Online Penang’s Transplant Resource Centre chairman Datuk Dr Zahari Noor said that one of the main stumbling blocks to organ donation in the country is families unaware that their deceased loved ones are pledged donors, and would therefore forbid doctors from … |
Yahoo Singapore News |
Health minister: Organ donor registry coming soon
Yahoo Singapore News PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 — A centralised data system will be set up to store information on organ donors, which can be accessed by health centres nationwide. |
Who deserves a liver? Officials try to make organ transplants fairerMyAJCKristi Jantz holds her 2 year old son Eli on Aug. 18, 2017. Eli was born with a with serious health issues, including the need for an eventual liver transplant.and more »
The Pharmaceutical Journal |
Don’t let anyone die waiting for a transplant
Port Huron Times Herald Less than 1 percent of people die in a way that allows for organ donation. But since four out of five donated organs come from deceased donors, if everyone signed up to donate, it could double or triple the odds of patients surviving their wait for a … Government announces opt-out organ donor system consultationThe Pharmaceutical Journal |
Sun Sentinel |
Doctor takes to Facebook in search for new kidney
Sun Sentinel Since learning he had a rare form of kidney disease, the primary care physician with a private practice in Delray Beach has been on the deceased donor transplant list with no success. So he decided to create a Facebook page titled “New Kidney for Stu.”. |
NephrologyNews.com |
Study shows increased risk donor organs are often not used
NephrologyNews.com Despite the very low risk of disease transmission, patients in need are saying no to these organs, which account for 1 in every 5 deceased donor organs today. “Overall utilization was less despite the extraordinarily low risk of disease transmission … |
The Pharmaceutical Journal |
Government announces opt-out organ donor system consultation
The Pharmaceutical Journal In 2016, around 6 per cent of deceased donors were from black and Asian communities, with people from those communities waiting on average six months longer for a kidney transplant than a white patient. The consultation will also look at how the NHS … Don’t let anyone die waiting for a transplantPort Huron Times Herald |
Professional Engineering |
Synthetic bone material and liquid nitrogen engine projects awarded up to £80000
Professional Engineering Current transplants use grafts from the patient, or a combination of deceased donors and animal bones. The techniques increase the risk of infection, causing delays in healing and higher treatment costs. Abdulaziz hopes to minimise the issues with her … |