Irish TimesCommunity effort brings new Irish library to LondonIrish TimesWhen my office took that call, we were asked if the Centre would like to receive a donation of books from the family of the recently-deceased Christopher Foley, who had built up a…
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Health: Study backs pancreas cell transplants for severe diabetes
South Bend Tribune The questions: How best to obtain those islet cells from deceased donors, and who benefits most from transplants? When glucose levels drop too low, most people with Type 1 diabetes experience early warning signs — slurred speech, tremors, sweating, … Islet transplantation restores blood sugar awareness and control in type 1 diabetesNational Institutes of Health (press release) |
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Ceremony honors organ donors, recipients
News-Press Now “It recognizes our donor families, persons who have said yes on behalf of a loved one who has died to give a tissue or an organ so that someone else may have life,” Sally Schwab, team leader for spiritual health at Mosaic, said of the ceremony. “We … |
Edmonton JournalAlberta organ donations get a boost from under the domeEdmonton JournalLast year in Alberta, there were only 13 organ transplants from deceased donors per one million people in the province. While being an organ donor is a personal choi…
How donations of other organs match upTODAYonlineWhile local corneal donations have gone up, the number of deceased organ donors for kidneys, livers and hearts has not followed suit. An annual average of about 16 deceased liver transplantations and 28 …
TODAYonlineMore receiving gift of sightTODAYonlineCorneas are typically harvested at the bedside in the ward or mortuary in a procedure that takes about 40 minutes to an hour, after the deceased is deemed to be suitable for donation and next-of-kin giv…
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Study backs pancreas cell transplants for severe diabetes
Salon The questions: How best to obtain those islet cells from deceased donors, and who benefits most from transplants? When glucose levels drop too low, most people with Type 1 diabetes experience early warning signs — slurred speech, tremors, sweating, … A small step forward for extremely hard-to-control diabetes6abc.com |
Globalnews.ca |
National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week 2016
Marketwired (press release) One organ donor can save up to eight lives, and one tissue donor can enhance the lives of 75 people. The sad reality is that on average, 250 Canadians die each year waiting. “One-third of all Canadians who need a transplant will never receive one … #48in48: How one family’s difficult organ donation decision saved seven people’s livesGlobalnews.ca Editorial: Organ donation can make big differenceThe Recorder |
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Pancreas cell transplants are effective for severe diabetes
STAT The questions: How best to obtain those islet cells from deceased donors, and who benefits most from transplants? When glucose levels drop too low, most people with type 1 diabetes experience early warning signs — slurred speech, tremors, sweating, … A small step forward for extremely hard-to-control diabetes6abc.com Islet transplantation restores blood sugar awareness and control in type 1 diabetesNational Institutes of Health (press release) |
National Catholic Register |
Uterus Transplants Are ‘Supremely Risky’
National Catholic Register British doctors who are also planning on conducting their own transplants will be using deceased donors because they deem it unethical to put the life and health of a live donor in danger for a non-lifesaving procedure. In addition, the woman who … |