Belatacept after a kidney transplant: Indication of considerable added benefitEurekAlert (press release)One study investigated standard criteria donors (SCDs), where the organs come from living donors or from donors deceased after an accident, for exam…
Institute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesDoes Money Poison Everything? Sandel and the Corruption EffectInstitute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesTransplanted kidneys come from two main sources: (i) deceased donors (who were in position to have…
Stuff.co.nz |
Live organ donor regime ‘killing people’ and ‘costing a lot’ – researcher
Stuff.co.nz New Zealand has one of the lowest organ donation rates in the world, for both live and deceased donors. The Government is reviewing deceased donor procedures, while a private members bill from National MP Chris Bishop is aiming to lift compensation for … |
Globalnews.ca |
Toronto man gets liver transplant from different source after cousin turned …
Globalnews.ca “If we had enough deceased donors no one would die on the waitlist.” Diego’s family said his goal is to play soccer again by summer, then head off to university to launch the next chapter of his life. His sister said they will never forget the gift he … |
University at Buffalo The SpectrumSkinnersville Cemetery on North Campus provides resting place for donated bodiesUniversity at Buffalo The SpectrumAs a part of the Anatomical Gift Program, UB purchased grave plots for the remains of donors that gave t…
Scope (blog)Is it time to compensate kidney donors?Scope (blog)In a study published last week in the American Journal of Transplantation, the authors estimate the shortage of transplant kidneys would be eliminated within five years if the government co…
Opt-out system for organ donation is well intentioned but misguidedEurekAlert (press release)For example, the Organ Donor Register is a register only of interest: being registered is not a commitment to donate, and not being registered is not a commitm…
Tech Times |
New Study Finds Link Between Fungus And Alzheimer’s
Tech Times The five-member team analyzed frozen and paraffin-fixed samples of CNS tissues collated from AD brain donors and control subjects. The findings of the investigation showed that the brain tissues from all 11 deceased AD patients had more than one fungal … |
Irish Times |
‘A kidney transplant really changes a life, not just for a patient but for a …
Irish Times Last year in Beaumont we carried out 152 kidney transplants, of which 40 were from living donors and 112 were from deceased donors. We started living donor transplants in 2004 and we did three that year. I would very much encourage it. We have a big … |
Ahmedabad Mirror |
Gujaratis are largest skin donors
Ahmedabad Mirror After harvesting, the area is bandaged and the donor’s body is handed over to the next of kin.” The procedure takes around 45 minutes. “The donated skin is harvested in 6-12 hours of death. It can be preserved in liquid glycerol for as long as three … |