Middletown Press |
Yale study: Doctors to transplant kidneys from HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive patients
Middletown Press “Now there is this idea of using those HIV-positive potential donor organs for these patients so you are basically able to improve their quality of life.” There are more than 500 HIV-positive deceased donors per year, according to a 2011 study by Johns … |
New Haven RegisterYale study: Doctors to transplant kidneys from HIV-positive donors to …New Haven RegisterNEW HAVEN >> HIV-positive patients with end-stage kidney disease will have a better chance of receiving a transplant because of a study i…
NewsOK.comSenior Citizens, Even 80-Year-Olds, Can Be Organ Donors | News OKNewsOK.comOrgans from elderly deceased donors can work for years, says a new study that supports growing views among U.S. transplant experts.and more »
The gift of organ donationThe Guam Daily Post (press release) (registration)There are different types of organ and tissue donation. The Living Donation offers an alternative for individuals who are awaiting transplantation from a deceased donor and inc…
Dailytimes | Seeking donors while alive, SIUT patient ends up …Daily TimesKARACHI: Gifting of human organs and tissues by deceased persons is a great humanitarian legacy and this noble cause was recently followed by Muhammad …and more &ra…
News-Medical.net |
Kidneys from older deceased organ donors can function for years after transplantation, study finds
News-Medical.net New research suggests that age cut-offs for deceased organ donors prevent quality kidneys from being available to patients in need of life-saving transplants. A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of … Never too old to save a life: Organ transplants from senior citizens get boostSTAT Don’t Rule Out Kidneys From Elderly DonorsWebMD Old kidneys may be a new answer to organ shortageKSL.com Healthline –Doctors Lounge all 13 news articles » |
Buffalo Business FirstECMC passes 130 mark for transplants, doubling volume over three yearsBuffalo Business FirstErie County Medical Center has set a record for transplant activity for 2016, nearly doubling its total over three years to 131 transplant…
WDTV |
Health Alert: Giving the Gift
WDTV Juanita life-saving organ transplants are made possible by individuals and families who say “yes” to donation. You want to remind everyone, especially this time of year, that by saying “yes”, they are “Giving the Gift of Life”. Question: So explain to … |
Middlesex United Way: Leave a legacy by gifting for a lifetimeMiddletown PressA legacy gift can come in many different forms, such as a cash contribution or appreciated stock, a gift of retirement assets, a bequest in a will, a donation from a life ins…
JoNel AlecciaKaiser Health NewsJoNel Aleccia is a Senior Correspondent focused on aging and end-of-life issues on the KHN enterprise team. Before joining KHN in November 2016, she was a health reporter for more than a decade, covering regional and nati…