First uterus transplant planned in USKFDAFRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Crossing new frontiers in infertility treatment and organ transplantation, Cleveland Clinic doctors hope to transplant a uterus from a deceased donor into a woman withou…
Island PacketGift of love: Hilton Head Island mother donates kidney to ailing sonIsland PacketWith her ailing son Zach facing a potential years-long wait for a kidney match from a deceased donor, Kelly Ruhlin took matters into her own hands, donating o…
The Catholic Sun |
André House community spends three days celebrating three decades
The Catholic Sun He confidently showed off his new long-sleeved green shirt and new shoes, courtesy of André House donors. Anastasia, a guest at André House, shares her experience during a forum discussion Oct. 31 that also touched on the difference volunteers can … |
Living liver donors satisfied with donation process says studyEurekAlert (press release)However, a shortage of deceased donor organs has contributed to a large number of patients on the waiting list. In fact, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation N…
The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)LASUTH celebrates first kidney transplantThe Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)Doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, yesterday celebrated the first suc…
St. Catharines StandardWanted: a liver for PeterSt. Catharines StandardPeter Brouwer is 43 and needs a liver transplant. He has been on the deceased donor wait list since March, but is hoping to find a living person willing to donate half of their live…
NDTVUterus Transplants May Soon Help Some Infertile US Women Become PregnantNDTVAn undated handout 3D image of a baby at the 18th week of gestation, born by a woman in Sweden with a transplanted uterus. Cleveland: Six doctors swarmed around the body of…
CLIMATE CHANGERapplerThe transplants will come from deceased donors and will be temporary. Each organ will be removed after the recipient is able to bear one or two children. The US clinical trial is open to women of childbearing age but unable to beco…
MLive.com |
5 things to do around Ann Arbor this weekend: see Youssou N’Dour, Cumberbatch …
MLive.com Puccini’s only comic opera, “Gianni Schicchi” is about a scoundrel who is employed by a recently deceased man’s family to help them regain an inheritance the dead man bequeathed to a monastery. It is best known for “O mio babbino caro,” one of the most … |
New York Times (blog) |
Sinosphere | Organ Transplants Suffer Amid China’s Transportation Delays
New York Times (blog) In addition to the 1,700 deceased donors who contributed about 5,000 organs to the common pool last year, an additional 2,000 to 2,500 organs were provided by living donors to relatives, according to Huang Jiefu, who leads the commission’s Human Organ … Student Organ Donation Advocates host event, raise awarenessStudent Life |