CBS LocalFDA issues recommendations to reduce the risk of Zika virus transmission by human cell and tissue productsFDA.govLess evidence exists regarding the potential for transmission of Zika virus by HCT/Ps typically recovered from deceased donors. As…
Texas Monthly (subscription) |
Uterus Transplants Are Coming To Baylor, But Ethical Considerations Also Loom
Texas Monthly (subscription) For the Cleveland trial, they’re opting to use deceased donors because of the complicated surgery, which can take up to eleven hours. The team at Baylor plans to be the first in the world to use uteruses from both live and deceased donors in order to … First Uterus Transplant in USThe Scientist |
Press Herald |
Kidney donor, recipient meet face to face on eve of transplant
Press Herald The average wait time to receive a donation is 3.5 years. • Over 3,000 patients are added to the kidney waiting list each month. • In 2014, there were 17,107 kidney transplants, with 11,570 coming from deceased donors and 5,537 from living donors … |
The News-Press |
Kidney donors provide ultimate gift
The News-Press Turning serious, MacGregor held up his arm. He was wearing a green band around his wrist that read “Donate Life.” When getting a driver license “a lot of people will check that box to give an organ when they die,” MacGregor said, looking at the bracelet. |
The Voice OnlineNHS wants footy fans to kick out organ donation reservationsThe Voice OnlineA shortage of organ donors means three people a day die in need of a transplant. In the financial year 2014/2015 there were only 20 black deceased organ donors …
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Announcement of Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme
Eversheds Press Office (press release) A Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (“SVDP”) was announced in the 2016/2017 Budget Speech to give non-compliant taxpayers the opportunity to voluntarily disclose their offshore assets and income. This is in light of the new global standard for … |
Pune Mirror |
Timely kidney transplants still not the norm
Waterbury Republican American “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 … Hong Kong Hospital Authority examines ‘pair exchange scheme’ for kidney transplantsSouth China Morning Post (subscription) |
South China Morning Post (subscription) |
Hong Kong Hospital Authority examines ‘pair exchange scheme’ for kidney transplants
South China Morning Post (subscription) The number of kidney donations from the deceased last year was 66 and the number from live donors just 15.The number of people waiting for a kidney transplant was 1,941 at the end of last year. The number of registered donors is currently around 190 … |
News Every dayFirst Uterus Transplant Spurs Male Pregnancy TalkNews Every daySweden pioneered success of womb transplants and has reported pregnancies in women with donor uteruses. Live donors in Sweden also donate wombs to women opting for transplants…
The Inquisitr |
The First Successful Uterus Implant in the U.S. Just Happened in Cleveland
Jezebel In order to use her new uterus, which came from a deceased donor, the 26-year-old will need to take anti-rejection medication throughout her pregnancy. The uterus itself is a temporary thing. You have a couple babies if you can, then the uterus is … A chance at motherhoodThe Hindu Doctors just performed the first uterus transplant in the USTech Insider (blog) Uterus transplant at Cleveland Clinic was nation’s firstNOLA.com The Inquisitr –Gizmodo Australia all 109 news articles » |