Stuff.co.nzFive years of life not enough for 22-year-old Ashleigh Lilley | Stuff.co …Stuff.co.nzAshleigh Lilley wants to travel the world and have a family, but without a liver transplant those things are unlikely.and more »
1st successful kidney transplantation in Manipur done at Shija …E-Pao.netIn what can marked as a significant milestone in the medical history of Manipur, Shija Institute of Renal Sciences, a unit of Shija Hospitals, Langol, Imphal has …and mor…
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Paul Little: Seriously, Trump is a real laugh
New Zealand Herald It’s made worse by the ease with which next of kin can change their dead relatives’ minds for them. The solution is simple. We should all be assumed to be organ donors unless we have opted out. And it should be illegal for anyone to override the … |
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Australian organ transplant doctors defend China ties
SBS In an open letter published on The Transplantation Society’s website, Chapman said the TTS “supports those in China who are agents for change” and is committed to the development of “an ethically based, transparent, deceased organ donor program, which … They gave their word, and moreGlobal Times |
Are Transplant Chains the Answer to Our Kidney Deficit?Contemporary ClinicKidneys from live donors last twice as long as those from deceased donors.7 In addition, identifying a living donor significantly shortens wait times. Although recipients may wai…
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US organ network mapping a path to fairer liver transplants
Janesville Gazette Because a piece of a liver can regrow, patients can avoid the transplant wait if they’re able to find a living donor, he noted. But ultimately, more organs from deceased donors are needed. With the proposed remapping, “we’re just changing the way the … Redesigning liver distribution – OPTNOrgan Procurement and Transplantation Network – HRSA |
Stuff.co.nzLung recipient recalls the day a chocolate biscuit melted in his handStuff.co.nzThat represented a 15 per cent increase from 2014, and of these, 48 donated following brain death and five donated following circulatory death. In 2015 the hospi…
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VA denies veteran’s perfect kidney match
11alive.com According to McBride, the VA will not pay to harvest organs from deceased donors if the operation happens at non-VA facilities. The legislation filed only covers living donors. “We need more than living donations. The majority comes from deceased donors. Distance, Delays and Denial: The VA Organ Transplant SystemKARE |
Longview Daily NewsCowlitz 2 firefighter donates kidney to local womanLongview Daily NewsDoctors originally told Clayton it would take years to find a matching donor. She was one of nearly 122,000 people nationally waiting on the organ, according to th…
Philly.comWriter honors famed doo-wop dad with play about love, family, and organ donationPhilly.comToday, with two stints as a recording artist behind him, Quick spends much of his professional time working to raise awareness about organ transplantati…