Fox NewsDoctors explore lifting barriers to living organ donation | Fox NewsFox NewsSurgeons turned down Terra Goudge for the liver transplant that was her only shot at surviving a rare cancer.How AI changed organ donation in the USQuartzAP, HHMI expan…
CTV News |
Doctors explore lifting barriers to living organ donation
CTV News And that sparks an ethical debate: Many people with failing livers aren’t allowed onto the national waiting list for organs from deceased donors. That’s because the scarce supply is rationed, given only to those with the best survival chances. But what … AP, HHMI expand collaboration to bolster health, science coverage – Associated PressAssociated Press |
CTV NewsDoctors explore lifting barriers to living organ donationCTV NewsPeople lucky enough to receive a kidney or part of a liver from a living donor not only cut years off their wait for a transplant, but those organs also tend to survive longer. Ye…
New Jersey HeraldDoctors explore lifting barriers to living organ donationNew Jersey HeraldThis April 19, 2018 family photo shows transplant recipient Terra Goudge, right, and her friend, Amy Aleck, after Aleck donated a piece of her healthy liver to G…
Al-Bawaba |
Philippines encourages families to donate organs of deceased relatives
Xinhua MANILA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) — The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines is encouraging families to consider organ donation of deceased relatives, including those who have been declared medically brain dead, to help others in need of transplantation. HMC Doctor Elected to World Health Organization’s Expert Committee on Organ Donation and TransplantationAl-Bawaba HMC doctor elected to WHO panel on organ donation and transplantationThe Peninsula Qatar |
NW Evening MailCall for more child organ donors to save livesNW Evening MailAcross the UK, there were 57 donors aged 17 and under last year, while the overall number of deceased adult donors rose by 20 per cent since 2013/14. Copeland MP Trudy Harrison…
Gulf Times |
HMC doctor appointed to WHO’s expert committee
Gulf Times Last year, 47 patients received 12 livers and 35 kidneys from ethically approved living and deceased donors, compared to 2008 when only two transplants were done. This explains why Qatar has become a model for other countries to emulate, thanks to the … |
The Cardiology AdvisorHeart Transplants From Drug-Intoxicated Donors Have IncreasedThe Cardiology AdvisorTo assess annual trends in donor death mechanisms and the impact on post-transplant survival, recipients were propensity-matched in a 1-to-2 ratio …
Economic Times |
Have had previous eye surgeries? Don’t worry, you too can donate your corneas
Economic Times The corneas need to be harvested within six hours after death of the donor. To increase the viability of the corneas after death, the eyes of the deceased should be kept closed and covered with a wet cloth or piece of cotton. Once a decision has been … |
Manila Bulletin |
DOH encouraging families to consider organ donation of deceased loved ones
Manila Bulletin “The DOH recognizes the noble and altruistic act of saving a life through committing one’s organs or tissues upon one’s death. This can be done by signing up as organ donor cardholders and providing consent to organ donation. Indeed, organ donors are … We need everybody in Scotland on NHS Organ Donor RegisterFalkirk Herald |