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More Australians donate organs
NT News Nationally, 1483 organs from 435 donors were transplanted in 2015, taking Australia’s donor rate to 18.3 dpmp (number of deceased donors per million population). That was a 14 per cent increase nationally from 2014, the Organ and Tissue Authority said. |
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Organ donors saved 1241 Aust lives in 2015
NEWS.com.au Australia achieved its highest number of organ donors last year, saving 1241 lives. The latest figures show 1483 organs from 435 donors were transplanted in 2015, taking Australia’s donor rate to 18.3 dpmp (number of deceased donors per million … |
Medical Xpress |
No increase in the utilization of timely living donor kidney transplants
Medical Xpress “Patients who are receiving transplants from compatible living donors should, theoretically, not need to go on dialysis at all,” says Dr. Sakhuja. “In comparison, patients with no living donors may wait for a deceased donor organ for a long time. But … Counterpoint: Changes needed to promote organ donationThe Detroit News |
GOOD Magazine |
People Die Each Day Awaiting Organ Transplants, But It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way
GOOD Magazine Up to eight lives can be saved by one deceased donor, and as many as 100 lives can be saved, or have their quality of life improved, through tissue donation (corneas, heart valves, and more). There are “living donors” as well: people who have donated a … |
ucanews |
Pope offers condolences as Taiwan quake toll rises
ucanews “The Holy Father was saddened to learn of the suffering caused by the deadly earthquake which struck Tainan, leaving many people dead or seriously injured,” read a message sent by the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on behalf of the … |
The Register Star |
Crowdfunding set up for deceased chef’s family
The Register Star HUDSON — A crowdfunding website has been set up to aid the family of a Hudson chef who died unexpectedly Wednesday. The money will go to Dan Nilsson’s family — his wife Ariana, and their children Lars, Bee and Felix. |
Daily News & Analysis |
Three city hospitals now game for pancreas, intestine transplantation
Daily News & Analysis A pancreas transplant is a surgical procedure to place a healthy pancreas from a deceased donor into a person whose pancreas no longer functions properly. Almost all pancreas transplants are done to treat type 1 diabetes. Pancreas is an organ that lies … |
The Hindu |
No organ transplant survival data
The Hindu he deceased donor organ donation programme run by the State government – Mrithasanjeevani – has seen remarkable success in the initial years of its launch itself with the programme completing over 500 successful major organ transplants in the past … |
Taipei Times |
Donations flood in after Tainan disaster
Taipei Times Among private donors, the Lin Rung San Foundation of Culture and Social Welfare (財團法人林榮三文化公益基金會) led the way, pledging NT$100 million (US$2.98 million) to the victims of the disaster. … The Tainan City Government said it is to provide … |
Concord MonitorRay Duckler: The biggest political issue of our times, and few careConcord MonitorThey want you to know that weapons manufacturers and big donors spend millions on lobbyists and election campaigns to influence public policy, essentially …