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29Jul/15

Cooling Bodies of Brain-Dead Donors May Boost Kidney Function After Transplant – HealthDay

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Cooling Bodies of Brain-Dead Donors May Boost Kidney Function After Transplant
HealthDay
WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Transplant surgeons may have found a simple way to improve the functioning of kidneys from brain-dead donors: Cool the donor’s body by just a few degrees. Experts said the advance, reported in the July 30 …
Mild hypothermia in deceased organ donors improves organ function in kidney …EurekAlert (press release)

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29Jul/15

Skin donor ‘heroes’ help north Queensland burns victim Dave Andersen recover – ABC Online

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Skin donor ‘heroes’ help north Queensland burns victim Dave Andersen recover
ABC Online
Nearly 100 people in Queensland who died became skin donors in 2014. This number has been steadily increasing since 2011 when 33 people donated skin. 71 deceased organ donors from Queensland transformed the lives of 213 Australians in 2014.
27Jul/15

More than 20 people awaiting organ transplant in Runcorn and Widnes – Liverpool Echo

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Warrington Guardian

More than 20 people awaiting organ transplant in Runcorn and Widnes
Liverpool Echo
NHS Blood And Transplant’s director of organ donation and transplantation Sally Johnson said: “We are truly grateful to the deceased donors who enabled 49 people in Cheshire to receive an organ transplant last year. Their donations have saved and …
Call for Cheshire residents to discuss organ donationWarrington Guardian
How one of the world’s longest-living heart transplant recipients would fix …The Globe and Mail
Organ donation: Faces at the front lineNew Zealand Herald

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26Jul/15

Texas Children’s Hospital cuts waitlist times for pediatric heart transplant … – Medical Xpress

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Texas Children’s Hospital cuts waitlist times for pediatric heart transplant …
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Long waitlist times often lead to a higher risk of death for children awaiting heart transplantation. However, the team at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, cut wait times by revising their waitlist protocols for donor heart size and patient severity …
26Jul/15

Call for Cheshire residents to discuss organ donation (From Warrington Guardian) – Warrington Guardian

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Warrington Guardian

Call for Cheshire residents to discuss organ donation (From Warrington Guardian)
Warrington Guardian
FAMILIES are being called on to discuss organ donations as latest figures revealed 57 Cheshire residents have died waiting for a transplant in the past five years. A further 172 people in the county are currently waiting for a transplant while across …
How one of the world’s longest-living heart transplant recipients would fix …The Globe and Mail
Organ donation: Faces at the front line – National – NZ Herald NewsNew Zealand Herald
Family urges people to consider organ donation as 58 people die in Essex …Halstead Gazette
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24Jul/15

Family urges people to consider organ donation as 58 people die in Essex … – Halstead Gazette

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Halstead Gazette

Family urges people to consider organ donation as 58 people die in Essex …
Halstead Gazette
Sally Johnson, NHS blood and transplant’s director of organ donation and transplantation, said: “We are truly grateful to the deceased donors who enabled 80 people in Essex to receive an organ transplant last year. Their donations have saved and …
Teenager awaiting lung transplant reminds public to discuss organ donation …Perth Now

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24Jul/15

Family urges people to consider organ donation as 58 people die in Essex … – Southend Standard

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Southend Standard

Family urges people to consider organ donation as 58 people die in Essex …
Southend Standard
Sally Johnson, NHS blood and transplant’s director of organ donation and transplantation, said: “We are truly grateful to the deceased donors who enabled 80 people in Essex to receive an organ transplant last year. Their donations have saved and …
Teenager awaiting lung transplant reminds public to discuss organ donation …Perth Now

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