azcentral.comLung transplants improve symptoms of lung diseaseazcentral.comDonor lungs come from deceased donors who have been declared brain dead. Lung transplant may include a single-lung transplant, a double-lung transplant, a heart-lung transplant …
San Angelo Standard Times |
Judge denies reduced bond for suspect in APD officer’s death
San Angelo Standard Times BAIRD — Supporters of slain Abilene police officer Don Allen cheered Thursday in 42nd District Court as the judge declined to reduce the bond of the man suspected in Allen’s death. The small … AP FACT CHECK: Clinton, Sanders on health care, donors … |
National Post |
Make everyone an organ donor unless they opt out, Manitoba patients group says
National Post WINNIPEG — A group of transplant patients and their families wants the Manitoba government to change the rules so that people don’t have to sign up in order to donate their organs after death. Instead, the group wants to switch to a system called … Group wants to reverse organ rules — everybody donates unless they opt out680 News |
The Advocate |
Life begins a second time
The Advocate In October last year she received a kidney and pancreas transplant in Melbourne after five years waiting for a donor with the same rare blood type as her. “I thank every day the deceased donor for having this new life,” Ms White, 35, says. Having … |
Insightcrime.org |
Major Organ Trafficking Case Heads to Trial in Costa Rica
Insightcrime.org Some “donors” were paid up to $20,000 per kidney, while recipients of the illicit organs paid as much as $100,000 for their transplant operations, according to law enforcement sources consulted by the Tico Times. An investigation by the New York Times … |
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Group wants to reverse organ rules — everybody donates unless they opt out
News1130 She eventually got a new liver from a deceased donor, and although she still needs regular checkups, she’s living the energetic life of a pre-teen, going tobogganing and rock climbing. “It will help another person get up and start moving again,” she … |
The Verge |
First US organ transplant from an HIV-positive donor to take place at Johns Hopkins
The Verge For now, researchers at Johns Hopkins will only use organs from deceased donors. That’s because scientists don’t know yes if it’s safe for a patient with HIV to donate a kidney. Because of the risk of transmission, patients without HIV won’t receive … HIV-Positive Patient To Receive Organ Transplants From HIV-Positive DonorPopular Science Johns Hopkins to Perform First HIV-Positive Organ Transplants in USNew York Times HIV-Positive Organ Transplants at Johns Hopkins HospitalLighthouse News Daily Laurel Leader Call all 31 news articles » |
New York TimesJohns Hopkins Wins Approval to Perform HIV-Positive Organ TransplantsNew York TimesAt least initially, the focus will be on deceased donors, Dr. Segev said. More studies are required to ensure it is safe for an H.I.V.-positive patient to …
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Johns Hopkins Hospital Set To Perform First Organ Transplant Between HIV-Positive Patients; What Took So Long?Medical DailyThis is compared to a 90 percent five-year survival rate for non-HIV-positive patients who receive a kidney from a living donor a…