Santa Cruz SentinelRush for screen for Zika virus in blood testsSanta Cruz SentinelAs an additional safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, the FDA has issued recommendations about blood and organ donations in the U.S., from living and…
CTV NewsLondon woman in desperate need of a liver transplant has life-saving surgeryCTV NewsThe plea generated great support for Di Bernardo and her family, though no suitable donor was found. She learned last week that her deteriorating condition qual…
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Why not Kasich! Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and my week on the trail with the GOP
Salon He started voting for Republicans after the soaring interest rates of the Carter years killed his real estate development business. Then he was impressed with how well Ronald Reagan worked with Tip O’Neill. “And they didn’t agree about anything except … |
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Less time on dialysis can improve kidney transplant patient outcomes
The Ledger “Patients who are receiving transplants from compatible living donors should, theoretically, not need to go on dialysis at all,” says Sakhuja. “In comparison, patients with no living donors may wait for a deceased donor organ for a long time. But in … |
Nature.comApproaching a cure for type 1 diabetesNature.comIslets for transplantation come from the pancreases of deceased donors. However, each year, an average of 30,000 people in the US are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, whereas an average of only 1…
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration)US FDA issues recommendations to reduce risk of Zika virus transmission by human cell & tissue productspharmabiz.comLess evidence exists regarding the potential for transmission of Zika virus by HCT/Ps ty…
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration)FDA Issues Recommendations to Reduce Risk of Zika Transmission by Human Cell and Tissue ProductsInfection Control TodayLess evidence exists regarding the potential for transmission of Zika virus by HCT/Ps typ…
Freestanding organ recovery facility for brain-dead donors increases organ transplantNews-Medical.netTransplant surgeons report that obtaining organs from deceased organ donors costs much less and leads to a higher number of transplantable organs recov…
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Potential organ donors being blocked by family and doctors, says audit
Stuff.co.nz The way donors are managed, both alive and dead, is the subject of two government reviews expected to report back this month. Long-time donor campaigner Andy Tookey, who obtained the audit, said the figures showed the donor system was a “complete … Donor shortage: Families need to talk moreRadio New Zealand |
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Gift of Life
Cornell Chronicle When Gina Vintalore learned that her cousin might die of stage-three cirrhosis while waiting for a liver transplant, the solution seemed obvious to her. “I asked him if he had considered a living donor,” she says, recalling their conversation at a … |