Medical Xpress |
Opinion: It’s not always wrong to pay people for their organs
Medical Xpress In this vein, a transplantation committee in the Indian city of Aurangabad is considering a scheme that would provide free healthcare to family members of deceased organ donors. Meanwhile, some US hospitals are rewarding live donors with vouchers that … |
The Scotsman |
Living donor scheme to reduce waiting time for kidney transplants
The Scotsman However, in March, John received the call that a kidney from a deceased donor had been identified and the transplant successfully went ahead. He said: “I know how lucky I am to have been given this second chance at life. Life on dialysis wasn’t great … |
Glasgow Evening Times |
Kidney transplant patients sent letter to ‘ask friends and family’ for organ donation
Glasgow Evening Times More than 400 people are currently waiting for transplant and face an uncertain wait for a kidney from a deceased donor. In the latest strategy to help drive down the waiting list, the Scottish Government is to contact every patient, highlighting the … |
Medscape |
New System Reduces Kidney Transplant Disparities – Medscape
Medscape Early results suggest new allocation system decreases ethnic/racial disparities in kidney transplantation; more follow-up needed to know if the system’s effect will … |
Fort Worth Star TelegramHe gave his wife a kidney and she gave birth to their daughterFort Worth Star TelegramBaylor All Saints performed the first living donor transplant in 2004 and has performed almost 145 since that time. There are three potential …
The Peninsula Qatar |
More organ donors cut patient waiting time – The Peninsula Qatar
The Peninsula Qatar Over the years, the number of people registering as ‘deceased’ organ donations has increased and reached 190000 and ‘living’ donations have also gone up … |
The Peninsula Qatar |
More organ donors cut patient waiting time
The Peninsula Qatar Deceased donors are those who have pledged during their life to give organs to someone in need. They include cases in which the family agrees on organ donation after the person’s death. Living donors donate a kidney or part of the liver while they are … |
Firstpost |
Organ transplant: Heart, lungs transported from Chandigarh to Mumbai in 158 minutes, save two lives
Firstpost According to The Times Of India, Dr Viman Bhandari, director of NOTTO was quoted as saying, “NOTTO was set up with the mandate to coordinate organ transplants across the country. On Saturday, we spent hours to … She was on the waiting list for two … |
MississaugaDying Mississauga man holding out hope someone will save himMississaugaAccording to the Trillium Network, there were 51 living donor donations in the province last year with an additional 224 transplants from deceased donors. Walsh says anyo…
Al-BawabaHMC Encourages People to Sign up as Organ Donors During …Al-BawabaThis Ramadan Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) aims to raise public awareness about organ donation and is asking the community to consider giving the gift …Kidney Transpl…