The New Indian Express |
Your eyes, their vision
The New Indian Express But the number of donors is small. In Chennai, around 90 people die every day. But only 13-15 pairs of eyes are donated and that is being distributed among the five registered eye banks in the city,” says Dr Mohan Rajan, chairman and medical director … |
the Irish News |
Organ donation saves lives – but we need to talk about it now
the Irish News That came from 1,413 donors, who died in our intensive care units and whose families gave consent for them to become organ donors. But sadly that is not enough, with the number of transplants needed rising due to an ageing population and increases in … Organ donation opt-out system should be in place by end 2018Irish Times Sound legal system and fair distribution in China’s organ transplant hailed by international communityGlobal Times China Plans to Surpass US in Organ Transplants, But Are the …The Epoch Times |
Chicago Tribune |
Son to give kidney to top cop Eddie Johnson: ‘You want something done right, you do it yourself’
Chicago Tribune Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, diagnosed with a chronic kidney disorder, and his son Daniel Johnson, 25, have a heartfelt discussion about Daniel’s kidney donation to his father for a procedure planned for Aug. 30 at Rush University … |
MIMS General News (Hong Kong) (registration) (blog)Hong Kong Eye Bank reduces waiting time for corneal transplants by almost 60%MIMS General News (Hong Kong) (registration) (blog)The Hong Kong Eye Bank is a small team consisting of just 16 core members…
Baltimore Business Journal |
5 minutes with Charlie Alexander, CEO, Living Legacy Foundation
Baltimore Business Journal When a patient dies, Alexander’s team works with families of the deceased to find out if the person is an organ donor, and whether they could be a match for anyone on the waiting list. While this process can be devastating for Alexander and his … |
New York Post |
Man receives kidney from longtime partner
New York Post He got it via England’s National Health Service register from a deceased donor but feared the worst when it started to deteriorate in March this year. The active dad soon became weak and lethargic and the healthy members of his family were tested to … |
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Sound legal system and fair distribution in China’s organ transplant …
Global Times Facing the surging number of voluntarily donated organs, China has made every effort to establish a sound legal system to eradicate organ trafficking and to … |
Detroit Free Press |
Demanding donors to colleges, universities hold sway
Detroit Free Press “From talking with donors, I knew they wanted the University of Michigan to be the best and knew the only way it was going to stay as the best was if they supported it,” former University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, now president of the … |
Woman, whose daughter was not allowed to donate liver to her, dies in Hong Kong hospitalThe Straits TimesHONG KONG – A 43-year-old mother who underwent two separate liver transplants in April following a medical blunder, died on Saturday (Aug 26) morni…
CapitalGazette.com3 months after liver transplant, Busch says recovery almost completeCapitalGazette.com… 92.6 percent of patients who received transplants from living donors between January 2014 and June 2016 were still alive a year later, compared …