Toronto Star |
Many potential organ donors not identified, report finds
Toronto Star The report, released Thursday, said there are untapped donors among deceased patients older than 60 and among those with irreversible brain damage who are declared dead after their heart stops — called donation after cardiocirculatory death, or DCD. |
Inside Bay AreaFallen CHP Officer from Fairfield Chosen for Rose Parade Float HonorPatch.comThe butterflies ascend above 72 volumes adorned with floragraph portraits of deceased donors whose legacies are Fallen CHP officer chosen for Rose Parade float …
Fallen CHP Officer Chosen for Rose Parade Float HonorPatch.comThe butterflies ascend above 72 volumes adorned with floragraph portraits of deceased donors whose legacies are Fallen CHP officer chosen for Rose Parade float nurtured by their loved ones. …
CJAD |
Third of eligible organ donors ID’d; 1000’s await transplants: report
CJAD A new report says two-thirds of Canadians who are eligible organ donors at death do not make it through the complex process that would help thousands of Canadians waiting for life-saving transplants. The report by the Canadian Institute for Health … |
CJOB |
CIHI: MB Among Worst In Deceased Donor Organ Transplant Rate
CJOB Only 10 per cent of eligible organs from deceased donors are actually transplanted into patients who need them in Manitoba. The Canadian Institute for Health Information says that ranks us the worst in Canada – a country that has room for improvement. Older donors untapped source of organs for transplant, study saysOttawa Citizen Organ donations from seniors could reduce wait timesCBC.ca BC falls below national organ donation rates, despite increasesVancouver Sun |
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Islet cell transplantation restores type 1 diabetics’ blood sugar defense …
Medical Xpress Patients who undergo pancreatic islet cell transplantation receive islets from deceased donors, sometimes through two separate infusions. In this study, 12 patients with hypoglycemia unawareness and frequent severe hypoglycemia events underwent either … |
Oxford Mail |
ORGAN DONOR APPEAL: Dialysis kept me alive but a donor kidney gave me a life
Oxford Mail Just over a year later in October 1995, she received a kidney from a deceased donor and has been in perfect health ever since. The Oxford University solicitor, 32, said: “I have been exceptio-nally lucky that it keeps working very well and it has had … |
Colorado High School Student To Promote Tissue Donation In 2015 Rose ParadeSYS-CON Media (press release)The 2015 Donate Life Rose Parade float will feature 60 butterflies emerging from an open book, representing the potential number of lives impacted b…
Colorado High School Student To Promote Tissue Donation In 2015 Rose ParadePR Newswire (press release)The 2015 Donate Life Rose Parade float will feature 60 butterflies emerging from an open book, representing the potential number of lives impacted by …
Organ registry speeds kidney transplant processSFGateOn Aug. 21, Hanson was approved to go on the lengthy waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor. The next day, Sampson started her own testing. She knew it would be a long shot. Her blood type w…