Organ transplantation often only treatment for end state organ failureUnited News of IndiaThis consensus statement addresses the responsibility of communities for living donors. In particular it defines the responsibilities of the transplant centre whi…
Gulf Times |
HMC official elected vice president of organ transplantation society
Gulf Times “Qatar’s organ donation and transplantation programme has continued to develop at a steady pace to meet the country’s ever-increasing demand while also maintaining a high standard in terms of the quality of care provided to both donors and recipients. |
ISRAEL21cFaith-based nonprofit triples altruistic kidney donationsISRAEL21cReligious Israelis have long had an ambivalent relationship to the concept of organ donation. Historically, many (although not all) rabbinic authorities rejected the use of orga…
The Straits Times |
SGH working to raise awareness of living donor transplants
The Straits Times In January this year, her life changed when she became the 1,000th patient at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) to undergo a kidney transplant from a deceased donor, nearly 50 years after the hospital performed the nation’s first such procedure back in … |
Black Hills Pioneer |
Connected for life
Black Hills Pioneer Both his grandfather and mother, who’d received kidneys donated from deceased donors, eventually died from the condition. Helmberger was diagnosed with PKD in his early 20s, and by 38, he’d reached stage 5 renal failure. At that point, Helmberger said … |
Bonner County Daily Bee |
TONY MESSENGER: Lawsuits target MU over controversial ‘biojoint’ surgery
Bonner County Daily Bee They claim to have developed a new knee surgery that uses “osteochondral allografts” — pieces of cartilage and bone from deceased donors — that makes total knee replacement unnecessary. Lots of orthopedic surgeons use allografts for minor cartilage … |
The Independent |
Three organ transplant patients die of cancer contracted from single donor, doctors report
The Independent Doctors have reported a case where three patients died from breast cancer which they contracted from a single organ donor, a 53-year old woman with the disease whose kidneys, lungs, liver and heart were transplanted. After suffering a stroke in 2007 … Four die after transplants from same organ donorNEWS.com.au Advances Yield More Organs for TransplantU.S. News & World Report Three people die of cancer after catching it from SAME organ donor in ‘extraordinary’ one in 10000 caseThe Sun |
American Council on Science and HealthIs Paying A Salary To Living Donors Just Putting A Price Tag On Organs?American Council on Science and HealthA patient can be too sick to be put on the wait list for deceased donors, as those with the greatest chan…
American Council on Science and HealthIs Paying A Salary To Living Donors Just Putting A Price Tag On Organs?American Council on Science and HealthA patient can be too sick to be put on the wait list for deceased donors, as those with the greatest chan…
WAVE 3 |
Death of Trinity’s Davey Albright provides life through organ donation
WAVE 3 LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Through organ donation, there’s now a glimmer of light coming from the death of Trinity High School student Davey Albright. The 15-year-old died from his injuries after he was swept through a drain pipe during flash flooding in … |