CNSNews.com (blog)Doctors Could Be 5 Years Away From Uterine Transplants for MenCNSNews.com (blog)A Swedish team already has successfully transplanted uteri harvested from live donors and achieved five pregnancies and four live births. In the coming mo…
Alabama NewsCenter |
UAB surgeons perform state’s first adult split-liver transplants
Alabama NewsCenter That’s what enabled this to happen.” The operation was possible only because the deceased donor’s family honored his wishes that he be an organ donor upon death. For this particular donor, the lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas were all used to … |
Niagarathisweek.com |
EDITORIAL: Opt in to an opt-out system
Niagarathisweek.com Odds are, donor rates in Ontario would soar under an opt-out system. The reason many people likely haven’t registered as organ donors is simply a lack of awareness or time. People are consumed with their own lives not realizing they have the potential … |
Almost all donated organs unused in China: ReportEconomic TimesIn contrast, more than 3,300 patients benefited from the organs of 1,282 deceased donors in Britain, according to the most recent full-year data from the National Health Service. Organ dona…
Yahoo NewsAlmost all donated organs unused in China: reportYahoo NewsIn contrast, more than 3,300 patients benefited from the organs of 1,282 deceased donors in Britain, according to the most recent full-year data from the National Health Service. Orga…
The Telegraph |
Groom receives kidney from Georgia woman, bride donates one to same woman’s son
The Telegraph Kidneys donated from living donors last longer than those transplanted from deceased donors. Two common types of living donor donation are direct and paired exchange. In direct donation, a kidney is transplanted directly to a recipient. Even if a … |
Peninsula On-line |
100000 register for organ donation
Peninsula On-line An organ transplant can be life-saving. It can also significantly improve quality of life for someone with chronic organ failure. The life-saving organs come from deceased donors, who pledged during their lives to give their organs. A deceased organ … HMC celebrates 100000 registered organ donors in QatarGulf Times Stedmans say ‘Yes, I will’ to organ donationDaily Union |
South Wales Evening Post |
Dad died after contracting hepatitis C through blood transfusion at Morriston …
South Wales Evening Post The inquest heard that in 1991 — the year after Mr Jones’s accident — a test became readily available to test blood for Hepatitis C, and that while some donors of blood which had been given to Mr Jones were traced and screened, 12 donors could not be … |
Gulf Times |
HMC celebrates 100000 registered organ donors in Qatar
Gulf Times An organ transplant can be life-saving and significantly improve quality of life for someone with chronic organ failure. The organs come from deceased donors, who pledged during their lives to give their organs. A deceased organ donor can save up to … 100000 register for organ donationPeninsula On-line Stedmans say ‘Yes, I will’ to organ donationDaily Union |
Daily Union |
Stedmans say ‘Yes, I will’ to organ donation
Daily Union She is, however, only on the deceased donor list, which means she will receive a transplant from an organ donor who has passed rather than from a living donor. In 2012, Cheryl’s husband of 31 years, Fort Atkinson native David Stedman, volunteered to … |