Mirror.co.uk |
Jeremy Hunt can change his tune about organ donation to help save …
Mirror.co.uk Families have to make heartbreaking decisions about whether they want to donate a loved one’s organs at what is probably the worst moment they’ve known. Organ donation – here’s how to register for a donor card and how to …The Sun |
NPR |
Liver Transplant Allocation Proposal Sparks Debate : Shots – Health …
NPR The nation’s organ transplant network is considering changing how livers are distributed. The goal is to make the system fairer, but critics worry patients in poorer … |
Mirror.co.ukMirror organ donation fringe recap: Updates from our campaign event at Labour Party ConferenceMirror.co.ukThe mum of Mirror campaign boy Max Johnson urged MPs to change the law on organ donation today. Speaking at special Change the Law for…
News-Medical.net |
Organ donation up by more than half in Ontario since Canada introduced new policy
News-Medical.net The policy, which was introduced to address the shortage of organs available for transplantation, permits the donation of organs once patients have lost circulatory function. Prior to 2006, deceased organ donation was allowed after “neurologic … |
Organ Donation: Presumed Consent and Focusing on What MattersPractical Ethics (blog)Recent newspaper reports covered the story of Jemima Layzell, a 13 year old who died suddenly of a brain aneurysm in 2012. According to reports, shortly before Jemima d…
Saudi GazetteObstacles before organ donationSaudi GazetteThe World Health Organization (WHO), meanwhile, set out the General Principles of Human Organ Transplantation in 1991, which brought about revolutionary changes in transplantation surgeries in th…
Illawarra MercuryUntapped pool of deceased organ donors prompts calls for change in ICUsIllawarra MercuryThe Age, Goodweekend, photo by Justin McManus, 27/01/2016. Renal Surgery at Melbourne Private Hospital. Surgeons Amanda Robertson (Head of Nephrolo…
The Sydney Morning Herald |
Push to consider organ donation for all end-of-life patients in ICU after untapped pool of donors discovered
The Sydney Morning Herald She doesn’t know how her donor died; whether they were brain dead or died a circulatory death. Australia has large untapped pool of potential deceased organ donors that could save the lives of hundreds of patients waiting on transplant lists, suggests … |
Herald Sun |
Organ transplants can be boosted by increasing donations after circulatory death
Herald Sun Most organ donations occur after brain death, but the Victorian-led research highlights the “untapped potential” of donation after circulatory death; where patients stop breathing or their heart stops beating. It recommends hospitals routinely assess … |
Galesburg Register-Mail |
Organ donation turns tragedy into new life for Alexis man, 2 others
Galesburg Register-Mail ALEXIS — On a Sunday morning in September 2016, two things weighed heavily on the hearts and minds of those in prayer at Cameron Christian Church: A 44-year-old Alexis father of four in desperate need of a kidney transplant, and a 21-year-old Chicago … |