Washington Post |
Teenage twins needed liver transplants. One of them lived long …
Washington Post Eighteen-year-old Devin Coats was fighting for a second chance to live. His brother, Nicholas, was waiting to die. The identical twin brothers had both been diagnosed last year with Stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver — severe scarring commonly associated … |
FirstCoastNews.com |
firstcoastnews.com | ’54 people have part of my baby with them’
FirstCoastNews.com “I felt it, but I didn’t want to believe it. I just prayed. I just wanted a miracle, but I think God, I think God needed him more.” Author: Meg Farris. Published: 5:38 AM EDT March 21, 2018. Updated: 5:38 AM EDT March 21, 2018. Tuseday, dozens of … |
Millennium PostKher urges people to turn eye donorsMillennium PostMumbai might be called the city of dreams but Delhi has never been behind in giving the best of the artists to the country. Sunday evening experienced all-time favourite Sufi singer Kail…
Times of India |
Chennai: Russian boy, 8, embraces ‘rejected’ heart at Chennai …
Times of India CHENNAI: When a line of doctors rejected a heart with just 35% function for their patients, Ekaterina decided to take a chance on it for her eight-year-old son, Roman, who had an incurable heart condition. The case was fraught with complications — as … |
Infectious Disease AdvisorExpanding Pool of Eligible Kidney Donors With DAA Prophylaxis for …Infectious Disease AdvisorDAA prophylaxis for non-HCV positive recipients of kidneys from HCV-positive donors may be a safe strategy to increase the pool of …
Savannah Morning NewsTo those who wait: Getting on kidney transplant list a test of strength and faith for two SavannahiansSavannah Morning NewsLive donations have, on average, a 15-year life cycle, compared to 12 years from a deceased donor. Still, th…
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The Long March to Changing Chinese Minds About Organ Donation
Sixth Tone Deeply rooted cultural beliefs have long hindered organ donation in China: Confucianism views the body as a sacred gift from one’s parents that should be cherished. Keeping a dead body intact is considered the most basic courtesy one can grant the … |
Times of India |
Madhya Pradesh SOTTO will be at Indore, whistle-blowers smell rat
Times of India We are in discussion with NOTO officials,” he told TOI. People closely monitoring organ transplants say hospitals in the state are not maintaining a proper organ transplant registry, which includes demographic data about patients waiting for transplant … |
Manning River TimesIncrease organ and tissue donations by raising awareness with funded activities in DonateLife WeekManning River TimesWith organ donation now fully embedded in our national health system, we need even more community participation to h…
Toronto Star |
University Health Network is continent’s top organ transplant …
Toronto Star System that enables doctors to preserve organs outside the body for hours helped UHN complete 639 adult organ transplants in 2017. |