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16Aug/16

US organ network mapping a path to fairer liver transplants – WABC-TV

August 16, 2016UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

US organ network mapping a path to fairer liver transplants
WABC-TV
Livers are offered first to the sickest patients as determined by a ranking, a so-called MELD score, which uses laboratory tests to predict their current risk of death. The nation’s 11 transplant regions are subdivided into local areas with individual …
Organ network mapping path to fairer liver transplantsCBS News
Group Looks at New Plan for Liver TransplantsNBCNews.com

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15Aug/16

Organs of dead cancer patients used to give life to others – Times of India

August 15, 2016UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Times of India

Organs of dead cancer patients used to give life to others
Times of India
Professor John Forsythe, associate medical director of organ donation and transplantation at NHS Blood and Transplant, said: “We work hard to minimise the risks to recipients by carefully evaluating all potential organ and tissue donors. Tests are also …

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15Aug/16

Organ network mapping a path to fairer liver transplants – Daily Mail

August 15, 2016UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Organ network mapping a path to fairer liver transplants
Daily Mail
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 …

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15Aug/16

Cornea treatment breakthrough may solve transplant shortages worldwide, Aussie researchers say – 9news.com.au

August 15, 2016UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

9news.com.auCornea treatment breakthrough may solve transplant shortages worldwide, Aussie researchers say9news.com.auAssociate professor Mark Daniel spoke to 9NEWS about the innovative procedure. (9NEWS). It is estimated one third of corneal transplan…

14Aug/16

Organ network mapping a path to more fair liver transplants – Salon

August 14, 2016UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Organ network mapping a path to more fair liver transplants
Salon
Livers are offered first to the sickest patients as determined by a ranking, a so-called MELD score, which uses laboratory tests to predict their current risk of death. The nation’s 11 transplant regions are subdivided into local areas with individual …

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14Aug/16

Organ network mapping a path to more fair liver transplants – Daily Mail

August 14, 2016UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Organ network mapping a path to more fair liver transplants
Daily Mail
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 …

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14Aug/16

IMA Celebrates Organ Donation with Medanta and API – Medical … – Medical Dialogues

August 14, 2016UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Medical DialoguesIMA Celebrates Organ Donation with Medanta and API – Medical …Medical DialoguesIn a country of 1.3 billion people, only 0.50 persons are organ donors per million population in India. To bridge this gap, Indian Medical Association, Gu…

14Aug/16

Stranger’s donation starts six-way kidney transplant – Community journal

August 14, 2016UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Community journal

Stranger’s donation starts six-way kidney transplant
Community journal
“We know that a living donor kidney can last anywhere from 12 to 20 years, while a deceased kidney lasts between eight and 12 years, so finding a living donor is always a good thing,” he said. Gaber added that about 5 percent of patients on the …

13Aug/16

Chandigarh: PGI holds awareness campaign, more than 600 … – The Indian Express

August 13, 2016UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

The Indian ExpressChandigarh: PGI holds awareness campaign, more than 600 …The Indian ExpressAccording to PGI, over the past few years, the number of deceased donor transplants have steadily increased at the institute.and more »

13Aug/16

Brain-dead can ensure ‘life after death’, says transplant surgeon – Deccan Herald

August 13, 2016UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Brain-dead can ensure ‘life after death‘, says transplant surgeon
Deccan Herald
It started with the deceased organ donor Jeevan Vijay Fernandes, followed by Leena Binoy, Vineeth Raj, Babu A V, Vijaykanth and recently Hardhik Raj. The deceased organ donation awareness programme is aptly titled ‘Jeevan Vileena’ deriving from the …

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