THE WEEK |
Missing links
THE WEEK Though, unlike the heart transplant, where the organ must come from a deceased donor, for a kidney, or even the liver, a live donor is possible. Even so, the gap between demand and supply is huge—about 3 lakh patients are in need of a kidney … |
Western Advocate |
Tyrone’s second chance at life
Western Advocate Now 30-years-old, Tyrone is forever grateful to the deceased donor who helped give him a second chance at life. “I keep saying ‘thank you’ to someone that I even don’t know,” he said. Tyrone said it was scary and traumatising at the time of the … |
Reykjavík Grapevine |
To Be Oneself Again: All Icelanders Are Now Organ Donors By Default
Reykjavík Grapevine All Icelanders will be assumed to be organ donors by default, with two exceptions: if the deceased specified beforehand that they do not want their organs to be removed, or if the deceased said nothing on the matter but their closest relative objects … |
DAWN.com |
SOCIETY: DEALINGS OF LIFE AND DEATH
DAWN.com The 2010 law provides a way out of this — the deceased donor programme or using organs of people who have died. It is a programme whereby an organ from a dead person is extracted and transplanted into one who is dying because of that failed organ. |
Daily Liberal |
Tyrone’s second chance at life
Daily Liberal Now 30-years-old, Tyrone is forever grateful to the deceased donor who helped give him a second chance at life. “I keep saying ‘thank you’ to someone that I even don’t know,” he said. Tyrone said it was scary and traumatising at the time of the … |
Youth Incorporated |
Here’s Why You Should Consider Organ Donation
Youth Incorporated We know it’s upsetting to consider organ donation because it implies thinking about your own, or a loved one’s death. It most definitely is a sensitive issue, and your emotions are valid. But just for a second, think about channelling your loss into … |
Toronto StarLungs from deceased donors with hepatitis C can be safely transplanted: researchersToronto StarToronto doctors have successfully transplanted lungs from deceased donors with hepatitis C into patients in need of the life-saving organs, follo…
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Grateful husband can’t thank his ‘hero’ wife enough for giving him the gift of life
NW Evening Mail Transplants from a deceased donor were unable to go ahead and no living donor matches were found in the transplant paired pool scheme. Mrs Heavyside offered to be donor for her husband. Tests showed she was a tissue match, but not a blood match. |
Yahoo News Canada (blog)Lungs from hepatitis C-infected donors can be safely transplanted …Yahoo News Canada (blog)Toronto doctors have successfully transplanted lungs from deceased donors with hepatitis C into patients in need of the life-saving org…
Breaking Israel News |
Faith-Based Israeli NGO Associated with Doubling of Kidney Transplants
Breaking Israel News “In Israel, a non-profit organization, Matnat Chaim (“Gift of Life”), a faith-based initiative, has emerged as a major force for arranging living donor kidney transplantation mainly by facilitating altruistic living unrelated donor transplantation … |