Scotsman |
Opt-out organ donation will save lives say physicians
Scotsman The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) has said that a proposal to introduce an opt-out system for organ donation in Scotland could lead to “increased rates of deceased organ donation”. Glasgow Labour MSP Anne McTaggart has lodged her … Organ donations veto option questioned by expertsHerald Scotland |
BBC News |
Organ donation: Transplant surgeons warn over donor law change
BBC News “While fully supportive of the principle of increasing the number of deceased donor organs available to provide life-saving transplantation, we are cautious about any change which, although well-meaning, may potentially have a detrimental impact on the … |
Glasgow Evening Times |
‘The current organ donation system simply doesn’t work’: Veto option questioned
Glasgow Evening Times Experts have questioned why family members can veto organ donations amid research showing nearly half refused when the wishes of the deceased were not known. About 46% of families vetoed organ donations in 2014/15 because they did not know if … |
Huffington Post6 Things To Know About Uterus Transplants In The U.S.Huffington PostHowever, unlike the study in Sweden, in which patients received uteruses that were donated by living relatives, the study at the Cleveland Clinic will use deceased donor…
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Organ donations veto option questioned by experts
Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra But RCPE said: “In a situation where a proxy confirms that the wishes of the deceased are opposed to the views held by the immediate family, clinicians could be placed in the very difficult position of harvesting organs in the face of explicit … |
iAfrica.com |
US hospital to offer uterus transplants
iAfrica.com The transplants will come from deceased donors and will be temporary. Each organ will removed after the recipient is able to bear one or two children. Sweden’s University of Gothenburg achieved its first birth via a transplanted uterus in September 2014. |
ETHealthWorld.com |
Organ donation tally nears 2014’s record
ETHealthWorld.com The deceased’s wife and daughter had already decided to donate his organs without the hospital having to inform or counsel them about cadaver donation. The donor’s son-in-law said, “He and his wife were aware of organ donation and had even discussed … |
The InquisitrFirst-Ever Transplants: Uteruses From Dead Donors Give Women Hope Of Carrying …The InquisitrThe first-ever transplants of dead donor uteruses will be performed at the renowned Cleveland Clinic and will offer hope of pregnancy to women wh…
NJ.com |
Honoring vets and eating cheesesteaks | Cheers and Jeers
NJ.com Donors may contribute online with a credit card or PayPal or by mailing checks payable to People for People, with “Wreaths” on the memo line, to P.O. Box 256, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062. To register yourself or your group to volunteer on Dec. … When … |
Live ScienceU.S. Uterus Transplants: 6 Things to KnowLive ScienceHowever, unlike the study in Sweden, in which patients received uteruses that were donated by living relatives, the study at the Cleveland Clinic will use deceased donors. Using organs fr…