Wake Forest Baptist Receives Federal Funding to Conduct National Study on Risks Associated With Kidney …Newswise (press release)Kidneys transplanted from deceased African-American donors fail more rapidly compared to kidneys transplanted from decease…
Children without allergies can still be afflicted with asthma-like coughing and wheezingScience DailyUsing bronchial epithelial cells from the lungs of deceased donors, researchers compared TRPV1 expression in children and adults, both with and without…
Children without allergies can still be afflicted with asthma-like coughing and wheezingEurekAlert (press release)Using bronchial epithelial cells from the lungs of deceased donors, researchers compared TRPV1 expression in children and adults, both wit…
Dorset Echo |
Risa Romy launches campaign to encourage more people from ethnic minority communities to sign organ donation …
Dorset Echo “22 per cent of patients on the transplant waiting list are from black and Asian communities and last year only 6.4 per cent of our deceased organ donors came from those minority communities. “So Risa’s message is really important – hopefully it … |
The Hindu |
Naval officer’s organs donated after brain death
The Hindu This was the 13th organ donation in the State this year. Compared to the last two calendar years, when there were 72 and 76 deceased donors respectively, there has been a major dip in organ donation this year. According to transplant surgeons, the … |
Donor Network West Celebrates 30th AnniversaryPR Web (press release)According to data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), Donor Network West has facilitated the recovery of 22,657 organs from 7,229 deceased donors in the last …
NJ Spotlight |
NJ Practice Leads Holistic Effort to Address Rising Renal Disease
NJ Spotlight But transplants — which can be performed using a kidney from a deceased donor or an organ from a living donor, if certain biological factors can be matched — are only part of the picture. Efforts to find desperately needed donors, both living and … |
So Md News (subscription) |
‘A liver or a piece of a liver is her only chance’
So Md News (subscription) The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate, hence the transplant could come from either a deceased donor or a living person. A portion of a healthy liver can be planted in the patient, which can grow to normal size within weeks … |
Physicians News DigestThis Gift Voucher Might Just Get You A KidneyPhysicians News DigestMore than 93,000 people await kidney transplants in the United States, and each year 4,500 people die before they can get one. Most patients seeking a transplant j…
News & Star |
Transplant man welcomes Corbyn’s support for opt-out donation
News & Star “Like the system in Wales, this would be a soft opt-out system which ensures that loved ones must be consulted prior to any organ donation taking place. “It gives families the opportunity to make the deceased’s wishes on donation known. “The UK … |