Newsday |
Doctors, patients urge Long Islanders to register as organ donors
Newsday O’Reilly joined a group of doctors, transplant recipients and patients waiting for transplants at North Shore University Hospital to encourage potential donors to sign up. Nationally, 120,000 people are awaiting organ donations, but deceased donors … |
U.S. News & World Report |
HIV-Positive Mother Donates Liver to Uninfected Daughter
U.S. News & World Report The child, who had been suffering from end-stage liver disease, had undergone a previous surgery and was placed on the list for a deceased–donor liver. Her mother asked to be considered as a donor, since only part of the liver is needed for a transplant. |
FOX CarolinaIn medical first, HIV-positive mother donates liver to her uninfected baby, in South AfricaFOX CarolinaBut two things have made this case unique, doctors said: It is the first liver donation from a living HIV-positive donor in the country; …
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Blocking protein restores insulin cell function in type 2 diabetes
Science Daily “It is a small study performed on cells from six deceased donors with type 2 diabetes as well as a limited number of experiments on animal models. Further studies are needed to demonstrate how blocking of VDAC1 affects tissues such as kidneys, heart … |
CNNIn medical first, HIV-positive mother donates liver to her uninfected baby, in South AfricaCNNBut two things have made this case unique, doctors said: It is the first liver donation from a living HIV-positive donor in the country; donors in previous…
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South Africa: What You Need to Know About SA’s Historic Liver Transplant From an HIV-Positive Donor
AllAfrica.com But HIV-positive persons can often be deceased donors, especially in the donation of kidneys from HIV-positive people to other people with the virus. Before this case, we would not have usually have considered HIV-positive people as living donors … |
Bhekisisa |
What you need to know about SA’s historic liver transplant from an HIV-positive donor
Bhekisisa Liver donation from live donors is well established and gets very good results. But it’s the HIV infection that has made some transplant centres wary of the potential risks involved. But HIV-positive persons can often be deceased donors, especially in … |
Medical Xpress |
New discovery restores insulin cell function in type 2 diabetes
Medical Xpress “It is a small study performed on cells from six deceased donors with type 2 diabetes as well as a limited number of experiments on animal models. Further studies are needed to demonstrate how blocking of VDAC1 affects tissues such as kidneys, heart … |
Irish TimesImages of the WeekendIrish TimesAttending the ecumenical Service were members of the organ donation and transplantation community including families of deceased organ donors and living donors and transplant recipients of heart, lungs, liver,…
Independent.ieJust Say one sentence to your loved ones todayIndependent.ieThe service, held by the Irish Kidney Association at Corpus Christi Church in Drumcondra, Dublin, was attended by more than 2,000 people to honour organ donors and their families…