UW Hospital offers alternative to brain death organ donation | The Sun News …Myrtle Beach Sun NewsADVANCED FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2015 Terry Flugaur peruses memories of her deceased daughter and organ donor, Kiley Hackl, in her home in Wiscon…
The Australian |
Heart transplant recipient David Lu celebrates DonateLife week | The Australian
The Australian From 2009 to last year, says DonateLife, the number of deceased organ donors increased by 53 per cent, yet 1600 Australians still languish on the waiting list. Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash says increasing Australia’s organ transplantation rate … |
Why are liver transplant patients at PGI losing heart? – The Times of IndiaTimes of IndiaCHANDIGARH: A 42- year-old patient admitted at the PGI after sustaining a road accident was declared brain dead on Wednesday, but his liver could not be used by th…
MassisPost |
$1.8 Million Anonymous Donation to Three Organizations for Humanitarian …
MassisPost Each organization received one-third of the generous gift. “Too few help Armenia,” the anonymous donor said when explaining the rationale for his donation. He spoke at length about his deceased family members, whose memory he said he wanted to honor … |
Scroll.in |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to skip President Pranab Mukherjee’s iftar …
Scroll.in Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu announced that the government will provide the families of the deceased a compensation of Rs 10 lakh. State Forest Minister Gopal Krishnan Reddy said the government had not expected the turnout at the festival to be as … |
The Hindu |
Doctors’ dilemma hits organ donation
The Hindu Of the nearly 4,000-odd road accidents that happen in the State, about 50 per cent could result in brain deaths, but cadaver donations are still far too less to meet even a chunk of the demand. Only 58 deceased donations happened last year. The State … Petition launched to reform organ donation systemSalisbury Journal |
Genetic Literacy Project |
Hand, face, and uterus transplants for trauma victims pose ethical dilemmas …
Genetic Literacy Project But patients seeking a VCA transplant only have to wait days or weeks to receive one from a deceased donor, and VCAs don’t, biologically at least, save lives. So there isn’t much justification for donations from the living. Except that it does increase … |
Nurse.com |
Montefiore nurses help patients through internal live kidney donor swap
Nurse.com “It was exciting; we were able to find a suitable donor match for a swap, considering they would have to wait on the deceased donor list for five to seven years,” said Jessica Motilal, BSN, RN, transplant coordinator. “The [transplant coordinators … |
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Superior kidney donor hopes to inspire others
Colorado Hometown Weekly A routine trip to the DMV for a driver’s license often involves the passing question of whether a person wants to register as an organ and tissue donor — a decision that authorizes the use of their organs for vital transplants upon death. Large … |
The Kingston Whig-StandardFrank Wallwork received kidney from deceased donorThe Kingston Whig-StandardIn the past year, deceased and living organ and tissue donors saved a record number of lives in Ontario. Among them were 12 donors from Kingston. Sinc…