The EconomistA new method to find the time of death shows promiseThe EconomistThe researchers are collaborators in an international project called GTEx, which since 2010 has collected post-mortem samples from hundreds of donors. By analysing the qualit…
Oldham Chronicle |
Letter: Donor organs
Rochdale Online Yes, there is plainly a need for more donor organs but for the State to presume to take a citizen’s organs without explicit permission is wrong. They do not belong to the State in life and should not do so in death. An opt-out system was introduced in … Organ donation laws should be changedOldham Chronicle |
Green Bay Press Gazette |
A billboard outside of Marinette connected him to kidney donor from Oklahoma
Green Bay Press Gazette Thanks to a friend in Marinette who shared the image, Rice’s plight showed up on Noah Torres’ screen, some 800 miles away in Prague, Oklahoma. The 27-year-old knew he wanted to help. “I just called the number to see what would happen,” Torres said … |
U.S. News & World Report |
Wisconsin Dental Hygienist Donates Kidney to Patient
U.S. News & World Report … adding that most kidneys from living donors last 20 to 40 years. For his part, Buckley is still a little shocked at how his transplant came about. “To have somebody unrelated step forward and do that is unbelievable,” he said, describing himself as … |
Wall Street Journal |
Less-Invasive Liver-Donor Surgery May Shorten Transplant Waiting List
Wall Street Journal But with about 14,000 people on the nation’s waiting list for donor livers, most of which come from deceased donors, there was little chance he would be approved for one in time. His only option was to find a living donor willing to give up part of his … |
The Diamondback |
Legalizing kidney sales would incentivize donors and save lives
The Diamondback A University of Maryland sophomore, Shani Kamberi, recently authored a bill that would require Maryland high schools to teach their students about organ and tissue donation. A bill of this nature is absolutely necessary. When I got my driver’s license … |
Daily Liberal |
Coulton’s Catch-Up | Mark Coulton
Daily Liberal National organ donation. The latest report on Australian organ donation and transplant outcomes shows that last year, the number of deceased organ donors continued at the record level achieved in 2016. The 2017 Australian Donation and Transplantation … |
gulfnews.com22 patients have received organs from deceased personsgulfnews.comAbu Dhabi: A total of 22 patients in need of organ transplants have benefited since the UAE legalised organ donations from deceased donors, top health officials announced her…
ITV News |
Don’t want your organs to be donated? You WILL have to opt out as ministers back law change to help transplant patients
Daily Mail In Wales, where an opt-out system was introduced in December 2015, there was a dip in the number of deceased donors from 64 in 2015-16 to 61 in 2016-17. This resulted in a drop in organ transplants from 214 to 187. Miss Doyle-Price said: ‘It’s too … Organ Donation: Everything you need to knowITV News Bid to change organ law gets initial backing from MPsBBC News Organ donation could become ‘opt-out’The Week UK Evening Standard –The Voice Online –YouGov –The Times all 61 news articles » |
New Haven RegisterReady to live and give back, New Haven resident seeks liver transplantNew Haven RegisterLiapakis said there are 14,000 patients needing donated livers in the United States and there is a shortage of organs from deceased donors, especi…