Docs retrieve heart and implant it in 100 minutesDaily ExcelsiorNEW DELHI : In a major surgery, doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI) transplanted the heart of a 30-year-old IT professional, who was declared brain dead, on a 16-year-old boy,…
Arutz Sheva |
IDF Investigation Finds Soldiers not Culpable in Abu Ein’s Death
Arutz Sheva An investigation by the IDF GOC (General Officer Commanding) Central Command Nitzan Alon has further cleared the army of any responsibility for the death of convicted terrorist turned Palestinian Authority (PA) minister Ziad Abu Ein, who died last … |
Bradford Telegraph and ArgusBradford families asked to consider donating tissue samples to help future …Bradford Telegraph and ArgusSome are from recently deceased donors, while others are obtained from people who are having operations, such as organ…
The Courier |
Organ donor opt-out change backed
The Courier “For me, it’s important that those who object still have the opportunity to opt-out and I strongly believe that the family should be consulted at the time of death to establish any objection of the deceased that had not been registered. “We know that … |
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No more harvesting organs from executed prisoners in China
Xinhua Starting from January 1st, the country will rely on voluntary public donors and living relatives. According to China’s Organ Donation Committee, about 65 percent of all donations are from the deceased. 90 percent were executed prisoners. China recently … |
To give or not to giveTimes of Malta (blog)A debate about organ donation can literally be a debate about life or death. The lives of many were saved thanks to the donation of essential organs (for example a heart) while the quality of life of many more…
Fond du Lac Reporter |
Thrift store donations range from live animals to human remains
Fond du Lac Reporter When it’s human remains, Lightholder said store officials will try to work with local officials if possible to track the deceased’s relatives. “Sometimes there might be a way to track the remains because funeral homes usually have numbers on the boxes … |
Daily Mail |
Crash victim, 29, set to become first in the UK to have a BONE transplant
Daily Mail This is the first time that a knee with attached femur (thigh bone), fibula (calf bone) and ligaments from a deceased donor will be transplanted in an operation. Doctors will bolt them on to Mr Jotham’s remaining leg bones, and after two years it will … |
Transplant candidates often struggle to accept kidneysJamestown SunKidney transplants from living donors offer optimal recipient survival outcomes, the study says. In addition, shortages of deceased donor kidneys lead to long wait times. Patients on th…
Yahoo News UK |
Decrease in number of organ donors
RTE.ie The Irish Kidney Association described the year as concerning, with the second lowest yearly rate of deceased organ donors in recent times. The association also said it was worried that the target of 50 living donor kidney transplants was not achieved … 2014 ‘disappointing and concerning’ for those awaiting kidney transplants as …Irish Examiner |