The Conversation AU |
We’ve made ‘smart egg-cartons’ to transport cells to cure diabetes
The Conversation AU The egg-cartons provide oxygen and allow physical separation to prevent damage and death to the cells – known as islet cells – during transport. Besides a whole pancreas transplant (which has a high mortality rate), currently the only cure for diabetes … |
CBC.caSask. hits pause on pursuing presumed consent for organ donation …CBC.caIn 2015, Saskatchewan had the lowest organ donation rate among all provinces.Logan Boulet effect boosts organ donationlarongeNOWCelebrating heroes at 2018 Donate Life Trans…
Markets Insider |
Kidneys Initially Deemed Unfit For Transplant Prove Viable, Study Shows
Markets Insider There is a need to redefine codes,” he added. The study tracked 291 kidneys that became available from 172 deceased donors but were at first rejected for transplant between January 2014 and December of 2016. The kidneys were initially refused using … |
Kidneys Initially Deemed Unfit For Transplant Prove Viable, Study ShowsPR Newswire (press release)The study tracked 291 kidneys that became available from 172 deceased donors but were at first rejected for transplant between January 2014 and December o…
Evening Times |
Jacksonville resident in need of kidney transplant
Jacksonville Daily News Her best option for survival is finding a live donor. Kidneys from living donors generally have a higher success rate for transplants and last longer than kidneys from deceased donors. And it eliminates the years-long wait for patients on a transplant … Kidney transplant recipient grateful for new lease on lifeStuff.co.nz ‘Their decision has given me a future’ Kidney patient’s gratitude to donor family as figures show transplants have …Evening Times |
Chicago Tribune |
Amid long waits for organ transplants, some launch their own searches
Chicago Tribune At Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s transplant center, a person in need of an organ can wait three to four years, depending on blood type. In other parts of the country, the wait can be years longer. While an organ from a deceased donor gives a recipient a … |
iNewsDeceased organ donor numbers reach record highiNewsLatest figures for the end of the financial year show there were 1,575 deceased donors during 2017/18, an 11 per cent increase on the previous financial year. There were 162 more deceased donors t…
Evening Times |
Kidney transplant recipient grateful for new lease on life
Stuff.co.nz “I got on the plane and when I saw the island I cried,” Maoate says. There were 215 transplant recipients in 2017, and 73 deceased organ donors, more than double that of 2013’s donors, according to Organ Donation New Zealand. There are about 15.3 … Amid long waits for organ transplants, those in need learn to launch their own searchesIndiana Gazette ‘Their decision has given me a future’ Kidney patient’s gratitude to donor family as figures show transplants have …Evening Times |
Isle of Man Today |
Consultation on ‘opt-out’ organ donation begins
Isle of Man Today A public consultation has been launched into proposals to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation. Garff MHK Martyn Perkins was given leave to introduce a private member’s bill on organ donation in October last year. Currently, about 12,600 … |
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Consultation on ‘opt-out’ organ donation begins
Isle of Man Today A public consultation has been launched into proposals to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation. Garff MHK Martyn Perkins was given leave to introduce a private member’s bill on organ donation in October last year. Currently, about 12,600 … |