Deseret News |
Study: Overdose victims’ hearts, lungs effective for transplants
Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Heart and lung transplants that use donors who died from an opioid overdose lead to the same success rate as is seen with other donors, and fatal overdoses have been the main driver behind an increase in transplants nationwide in … |
Popular MechanicsScientists Just 3D Printed a Human Cornea Using Stem CellsPopular MechanicsResearchers have created the most advanced artificial cornea ever using 3D printing and human stem cells. The technology, if successfully developed, could help …
The Conversation UK |
Organ transplants: knowing more about where donors live could …
The Conversation UK In 2017-18, a record number of people (1,575 in total) in the UK donated their organs after death, resulting in more than 5,000 life-saving or life-improving … Baby Benjamin’s mum’s plea for people to sign up for life saving …Peterborough Telegraph |
The Verge |
Scientists have 3D printed the most advanced artificial cornea ever using human cells
The Verge Right now, the damaged corneas are replaced with healthy ones from deceased donors, but there aren’t enough donated corneas to go around. Nearly 5 million people around the world are blind because infection scarred their corneas, according to the … Scientists Have Figured Out How to 3D-Print Part of the Human EyeLive Science Scientists create the first 3D-printed cornea using human cellsIndustry Leaders Magazine 3D printed artificial cornea might help people seeTech World Herald (blog) ClickLancashire –YouTube –Newcastle University –National Eye Institute – NIH all 106 news articles » |
Stented Aortic Matrices Assist Tracheal ReconstructionHospiMedicaThe researchers used aortas from deceased donors to replace damaged sections of trachea, as the thick walls of aortas are designed to withstand a lifetime of pressure, channeling blood pu…
Cleveland Daily Banner |
‘I laugh to keep from crying’
Cleveland Daily Banner Wilson said one of the reasons it is important for people to consider kidney donation is because a recipient’s life expectancy from a living donor is longer than an organ from a deceased donor. Though uncomfortable talking about her health concerns … |
Yakima Herald-Republic |
This Pasco teacher’s summer plans will save her life
Yakima Herald-Republic Most organ donations come from deceased donors, even though the vast majority of people on the transplant waiting list are in need of kidneys and livers, which can come from living donors like Lembo. In all, about 115,000 people in the U.S. currently … |
gulfnews.comOrgan donation in the UAE: All you need to knowgulfnews.comFor a deceased donor who did not register their wish, the consent of a resident relative of the donor is required. This consent is invalid if the deceased expressed a refusal to don…
Globalnews.ca |
Kingston’s live kidney donor program celebrates first eight donors
Globalnews.ca The live kidney donor program has been in operation at Kingston General Hospital for almost a year now. Eight successful transplants have already taken place giving their recipients a renewed quality of life. Doctors behind the project say one of the … |
Tri-City Herald |
This Pasco teacher’s summer plans will save her life
Tri-City Herald Most organ donations come from deceased donors, even though the vast majority of people on the transplant waiting list are in need of kidneys and livers, which can come from living donors like Lembo. In all, about 115,000 people in the U.S. currently … |