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Australia ranks low in organ donations
The Australian (blog) “IF Australia was to perform as poorly in the Olympic medal tally there would be outrage but clearly the same does not apply for our organ donation system,” said Brian Myerson, director of reform group ShareLife. The number of organ donors in Australia … |
Feinberg study shows bilingual website raises awareness of kidney donations …Daily NorthwesternPatients who receive living donor kidney transplants usually live longer than those with kidney transplants from deceased donors. Proportionally, fewer His…
South China Morning Post (subscription)Hong Kong must redouble efforts to educate people on the need to make organ …South China Morning Post (subscription)Sadly, these two cases did not inspire a surge in organ donations. At any time, more than 2,000…
South China Morning Post (subscription)Minister mulls poll to gauge views on making all Hongkongers potential organ …South China Morning Post (subscription)He was speaking after Jamella Mangali Lo, 19, who was waiting for a double lung transplant, di…
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Infected Kidney Donors Raise Delayed Graft Function Risk
Renal and Urology News SAN DIEGO—Recipients of kidneys from deceased donors with a clinical infection confirmed by a positive blood culture are at increased risk of delayed graft function (DGF) but not graft loss or death, according to study findings presented at ID Week 2015. |
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PBS SEVERSON: He says one problem is the number of individuals who have agreed to donate their organs when they’re deceased is plateauing. DR. WATKINS: The living donor offers several advantages over deceased donors. The kidneys typically last longer … |
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Living donations: ‘Rare time you can help God with a miracle’
News & Observer Of the 17,105 kidney transplants performed in 2014, 11,570 were deceased donors and 5,535 were from living donors. As a result of dialysis three days per week, juggling the demands of a second-grade teacher was at times, more than Terri’s sister … |
Stuff.co.nz |
Organ donation review will look at cultural barriers
Stuff.co.nz A national review of deceased organ donation procedures will look at whether cultural and religious factors are contributing to New Zealand’s low rates of organ donation. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has released the terms of reference for the … Bishop welcomes organ donation reviewScoop.co.nz (press release) Loving Dartford dad and organ donor Ashley Cartwrigh’s final gift of lifeKent Online Review aims to lift organ donations ratesNew Zealand Doctor Online |
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Teen dies after plea for lung donation falls on deaf ears
EJ Insight Lo’s father made a public plea on Sept. 27 for the donation of a lung from a deceased person’s body. QMH cardiothoracic surgery chief Dr. Au Wing-kuk said the call was never answered. Au said two people, however, had offered to donate half of their lungs. |
The New Indian Express |
B’luru Opening its Eyes to Donations
The New Indian Express They also organise awareness programmes and go door to door to spread awareness on eye donation. The high school children at their Swami Vivekananda School drive the centre’s initiatives. They inform the volunteers about any death in their area and … |