Foreigners not to get priority in heart & kidney transplantsFree Press JournalHe made it clear that foreigners henceforth shall be considered for organ allocation from deceased Indian donors only when no suitable Indian/NRI/PIO recipent is availabl…
Windsor Star |
Dying Windsor woman in need of liver transplant searches for living donor
Windsor Star “This is our last hope,” said Greg Mahoney, 70, a retired Ford toolmaker. “This is our Hail Mary. Everybody knows they’re dying. It’s just that when you’re facing imminent death, it gets very real very fast. You make sure all your will is done, you’ve … |
Windsor Star |
Dying Windsor woman in need of liver transplant searches for living donor
Windsor Star “This is our last hope,” said Greg Mahoney, 70, a retired Ford toolmaker. “This is our Hail Mary. Everybody knows they’re dying. It’s just that when you’re facing imminent death, it gets very real very fast. You make sure all your will is done, you’ve … |
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Opioid epidemic may have ‘silver lining,’ organ donor group says
WMC Action News 5 United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) said of the more than 10,000 deceased organ donors last year, 1,367 of them died from a drug overdose or intoxication, a 144 percent increase in five years. Though their data doesn’t show the specific types of … |
Saudi Gazette |
SCOT blacklists 80 organ donors
Saudi Gazette “A total of 621 kidneys were donated by living relatives, 81 kidney transplants were done from deceased donors and 55 kidneys taken from the organ exchange program. The center also performed 145 liver transplants donated from living donors, 129 of the … |
Saudi Gazette |
SCOT blacklists 80 organ donors
Saudi Gazette “A total of 621 kidneys were donated by living relatives, 81 kidney transplants were done from deceased donors and 55 kidneys taken from the organ exchange program. The center also performed 145 liver transplants donated from living donors, 129 of the … |
Daily Pioneer |
Take ‘heart’, pvt hospitals can’t keep Indians waiting for kidney
Daily Pioneer Anil Kumar from the Ministry (organ transplant) said States have been asked to send monthly reports on foreigners waiting to receive organs from deceased donors in India. It is preferable that such waiting list is given in real time for the organs for … |
Medical Daily |
Living-Donor Liver Transplant: Man Donates Part Of Organ To Save Mother
Medical Daily “Living-donor liver transplant makes timely transplant possible. On the liver transplant waiting list, 1 in 5 patients (20 percent) die due to long waiting time for organs from deceased donors,” Dr. Hashimoto said. By waiting too long, he added … |
Medical Daily |
Living-Donor Liver Transplant: Man Donates Part Of Organ To Save Mother
Medical Daily “Living-donor liver transplant makes timely transplant possible. On the liver transplant waiting list, 1 in 5 patients (20 percent) die due to long waiting time for organs from deceased donors,” Dr. Hashimoto said. By waiting too long, he added … |
KSFY |
Avera Medical Minute AMcK: Bonded for life; husband donates kidney to wife
KSFY Dr. Santella says there are two types of kidney transplants — deceased and living donors. “The problem with deceased donor transplants is the list is very long and in this area of the country, the wait can be four to six years. On the coasts it’s 10 … |