Ottawa Sun |
Liver donor for 8 year old does not think he is a ‘hero’
Ottawa Sun At a time when living organ donations are becoming more routine — live kidney transplants are now more common than deceased transplants — Budel is still a rarity. Liver transplants, which are riskier and more invasive, are less common, and liver … |
WJBF-TVA Rare Domino Organ Transplant Gives Two Women New LivesWJBF-TVAnd Tammy received the heart and lungs from a deceased 21-year-old donor. Tammy had Cystic Fibrosis. Receiving lungs was critical; her heart was still functioning well but was pushed…
Human Rights Watch |
Q&A: The Case of Hissène Habré before the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal
Human Rights Watch A 1992 Chadian Truth Commission accused Habré’s government of systematic torture and said that 40,000 people died during his rule. Most abuses were carried out ….. The chambers are funded in large part by donor countries. In November 2012, Senegal … |
Scope (blog) |
Your aging pancreas and you: Researchers chart diabetes-related changes over time
Scope (blog) But this has been difficult to do because the pancreas doesn’t last long after death. Kim and his colleagues worked for six years to organize and implement a process to collect and analyze pancreatic tissue shortly after death from human organ donors … |
Outrage of the Month: A Steady Stream of Unethical Human ExperimentsHuffington PostIn the study, 572 patients received kidneys from deceased donors whose bodies either were kept near normal body temperature or were slightly cooled following declaration…
Newser |
1 in 11 Organ Donors Died of Drug Overdose Last Year
Newser The network estimates that more than 121,000 people are waiting for a life-saving transplant today, while the Guardian reports that 22 people die every day on the wait list. And it’s no wonder; in 2015, organs were only recovered from 9,080 deceased … |
New Republic |
How Fracking Funds the Radical Right
New Republic … the over-abundant supply—and the growing momentum of environmental campaigns against coal (which also, not incidentally, received large donations from another pioneer of the shale revolution, the recently-deceased Aubrey McClendon of Chesapeake … |
Local transplant center aims to raise awareness on organ donationRichmond.comThose interested in becoming a live donor can contact Hume-Lee at VCUhealth.org/transplant. Mardigian said the center has several nurses dedicated to donor advocacy who test p…
The GuardianDrug overdose epidemic has driven increase in organ donors, data showsThe GuardianAs the death rate from drug overdoses surged in the US over the last several years, the number of organ donors who died from overdoses increased from 1.1% of …
Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
SPECIAL REPORT: Sound at stake
Sarasota Herald-Tribune Financed by a one-time donation from a donor, Reva McClurg, who is deceased, the center’s high-end looks are a blessing and a curse, Bonta said. “We look good, so people think we’re fine” financially, Bonta said. “But at the same time, how can we ask … |