KUTV 2News |
Police: Victim found ‘deceased with significant trauma’ in Ogden; investigating death
KUTV 2News They’re described as the Olympics for organ recipients and donors. Among those cheering on team Utah-Idaho, are the Wayman brothers. Gerald suffers from a rare disease that attacks his kidneys. Back in 2006, he became quite ill and needed a transplant, … |
Loma Linda University HealthStudy finds kidney transplant recipients do not contract hepatitis C if receiving kidneys from donors with a history …Loma Linda University HealthAlthough there is a record number of deceased organ donors, de Vera said the…
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Opt-out system not likely to increase organ donation rates
News-Medical.net The researchers say donors should actively choose to be on the register by opting-in to ensure they genuinely want to donate their organs and to limit families from refusing the donation of their deceased relatives’ organs. An opt-out system … |
Gettysburg Times |
Union Twp. woman to bring awareness to kidney transplants
Gettysburg Times A kidney from a living donor can last up to 20 years, while a deceased donor’s kidney can function for about 12 years, Sentz said. The National Kidney Foundation reports more than 3,000 new individuals are put onto the waiting list every month. “In … |
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Sanskarinagri lacks charity in cadaver donation
Times of India … the cadaver donation figures. “This is a literate city with a cosmopolitan culture but the awareness level is so low. Also, unlike Surat, there is no voluntary organization here that visits the hospitals quickly and counsels the deceased’s family … |
Deccan Herald |
‘Gift an Organ’ campaign marks World Organ Donation Day
Deccan Herald There is a need to promote cadaver or deceased organ donation rather than relying on living donors in order to avoid the risk of commercial trading of organs and also the inherent risk to the health of the living donor, they added. A curated panel … |
A Plus |
After A Student’s Dad Needed A Kidney, These Teachers Started A Donation Chain
A Plus As John Hopkins Medicine notes, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which manages the list of everyone across the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant, more than 95,000 people are currently on the waiting list for a deceased–donor kidney. |
CBC.caSurgeon says Regina is wasting opportunities to harvest human tissue, is instead buying from USCBC.caIts website says the Tissue and Bone Bank team obtains bone from living and deceased donors, heart valves from deceased donors in co-operation wi…
Daily News & Analysis |
Jaipur: Myths surrounding organ donation leaves many patients waiting for new life
Daily News & Analysis As per the Rajasthan Deceased Donor Transplant Data of Rajasthan Network for Organ Sharing (RNOS), 29 donors from Rajasthan have donated their vital organs, 96 solid organs and 14 tissues have been transplanted to 109 recipients. Till date 286 patient … |
Daily Tribune News |
Gift of Life
Daily Tribune News Finding a compatible kidney from a [deceased] donor can take four [to] six years.” After filling out an online questionnaire containing lifestyle and health history questions, Mrs. Miller advanced to the next stage of testing to be a living donor for … |