Scroll.inRewarding families of deceased organ donors is an ethical …Scroll.inIndia, with its history of organ trade rackets, should be cautious before proposing incentives that may be on the slippery slope towards organ commerce.Dr Calum MacKellar: O…
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I’m so glad Chip Ippolito found a kidney donor
The Laconia Daily Sun I am in the Dartmouth-Hitchcock system, not MGH, so it wouldn’t come to me, but I am glad for others. I was left in an orphanage when I just turned 6 and have no family to turn to. Kidney patients must find their own living donors, waiting for a … |
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Event encourages Vermonters to “donate life”
Mountaintimes Boger also clarified that a person can only be considered for organ and tissue donation once deceased. Rutland Sen. Peg Flory, who also spoke at the event, said her late husband, Joseph, was one of the first people to survive a transplant using a heart … |
Life Science DailyFunding award targets kidney transplantation risksLife Science DailyResearchers said kidneys transplanted from deceased African-American donors fail more rapidly compared to kidneys transplanted from deceased European American donors….
Gears Of BizOrgan donation up by more than half in Ontario since Canada introduced new policyGears Of BizCommenting on the study findings, medical advisor for Deceased Organ Donation, Sam Shemie says the research showed that, over the 12 -year period, …
Organ donation in Ontario increased 57 percent since 2006 after new Canadian donation policyGears Of BizBefore 2006, deceased organ donation traditionally occurred after neurologic determination of death (NDD), commonly known as brain death, when a per…
Living donation, kidney transplants at SLU Hospitalfox2now.comST. LOUIS, Mo. _Selena Gomez recently received a kidney from a living donor, one of her closest friends, after battling Lupus. The other option was living a life on dialysis or finding a dec…
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After Tragic Death, Cyclist Gives the Gift of Life to Others
KVRR FARGO, ND — Local doctors are speaking out about the importance of registering as an organ donor after a young man died from a car versus bicycle accident in Fargo. Family members of 19-year-old Randy West said four people are getting help from his … |
NBC2 NewsHealth Matters: Multiple Kidney TransplantsNBC2 NewsKidneys that come from deceased donors typically last seven to ten years. Kidneys from live donors usually last a few years longer. If patients receive multiple kidney transplants, doctors le…
Organ donation in Ontario increased 57 percent since 2006 after new Canadian donation policyEurekAlert (press release)Before 2006, deceased organ donation traditionally occurred after neurologic determination of death (NDD), commonly known as brain dea…