The Times (subscription)Womb transplants from dead donors could solve childlessnessThe Times (subscription)A Swedish woman was the first in the world to give birth using a transplanted womb last week, but hers came from a live donor. Applying the same …
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Organ donation – do we opt-in or opt-out?
Medical Xpress There are many organisations that favour the opt-out system because it targets deceased donors, which on face value allows more organs to be harvested. But this new research has shown that the opt-in system can increase the number of living donors for … Organ Donations: Making Them Opt-Out Might Lead To More AvailabilityScience 2.0 Organ donation: is an opt-in or opt-out system better?Medical News Today |
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Lung transplant recipient from Frisco forms relationship with deceased donor’s …
Dallas Morning News Carrie Giddens, a Frisco resident who has cystic fibrosis, was on life support in November 2012. After weeks of uncertainty, she received the lungs of Amy Firth, a Belton woman whose unexpected death blindsided her family. More than a year later … |
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Bone marrow recipient meets deceased donor’s parents
News 13 Orlando Hess’s act and subsequent death was the impetus for numerous blood drives and awareness for people to sign up to be donors and help continue lives like Osha’s. “Someone else’s bone marrow growing inside of you; a young man, a very strong young man, … |
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UAE medical milestone: first successful kidney transplant from deceased donor
The National A man was in a car crash in Saudi Arabia on April 23 and was declared brain-dead. His grieving family donated his organs to help save others. After being approved as a near-perfect match, Latifa – deemed most in need of his kidney after relying on … |
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Organ donations from deceased donors up 17 per cent over past decade
Globalnews.ca TORONTO – There’s a spot of needed good news in the arena of organ transplant as donations from deceased donors rose by 17 per cent in the 10 years leading up to 2012, according to a new national report. The number of deceased donors surpassed the … |
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Organ donations from deceased donors up 17% over past decade
CTV News TORONTO — There’s a spot of needed good news in the arena of organ transplant as donations from deceased donors rose by 17 per cent in the 10 years leading up to 2012, according to a new national report. The number of deceased donors surpassed the … Organ donations from deceased donors up 17 per cent in CanadaToronto Star Organ donations rise, but the need continues to outstrip supplyThe Globe and Mail Organ transplants in Canada see ‘moderate’ increaseCBC.ca Canada.com all 155 news articles » |