Medical News Today |
Donations between people with HIV ‘could reduce organ demand’
Medical News Today The study assessed the quality of potential organs from HIV-infected deceased donors, finding for example that undiagnosed HIV-associated kidney disease would need to be assessed for future kidney donation whereas the livers were found to be of better … |
CTV News |
Critically ill Senators’ owner needs liver transplant, putting organ donations …
CTV News Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is reaching out to the public for a live liver donor as he battles a serious illness. The franchise announced on Thursday that Melnyk is suffering from liver-related complications, and is in urgent need of a transplant. Senators owner Melnyk needs liver transplant, turns to public for donorThe Chronicle Journal Senators rally once more; this time for Eugene MelnykOttawa Citizen Senators’ owner Eugene Melnyk needs liver transplantOttawa Sun |
WLS-TV |
Family of deceased teen Jermaine Cullum meets those saved by his organ …
WLS-TV Now, his parents are having an emotional gathering with the three people who received life-saving organ donations from the teen. Tarcia Patton and Jermaine Cullum Sr. have been waiting for this day for a year. “I couldn’t wait to meet them because they … Teen’s Tragic Death Brought Hope To Three Medical PatientsCBS Local |
WKBW-TV |
Family of teen in frat death pushes for organ donation
WKBW-TV BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) – The family of Nolan Burch, an 18-year-old Williamsville native who died at a frat house at West Virginia University, are pushing for others to sign up to be organ donors. Burch’s parents, TJ and Kim, say donating their sons … |
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Two-Step Donation Could Make More Organs Available
Medscape Asking for permission to preserve organs after an unexpected death would give families more time to decide whether to donate their loved one’s organs, researchers suggest. The two-step donation is part of a proposal to open up unexpected deaths as a … |
Medical DailyOrgan Donation Sees Win-Win By Making Use Of HIV-Positive TransplantsMedical DailyIn 2013, the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act (the HOPE Act) lifted a long-standing ban and finally allowed HIV-positive organs to be donated to HIV-positive pati…
The Columbian (blog)FDA To Ease MSM Blood Donations; Ban Lifted on HIV Organ DonationCalifornia HealthlineOn Tuesday, FDA released draft guidelines that would ease a decades-old measure that prohibits men who have sex with men from donating blood, the …
Malta Independent OnlineOrgan donation register may list both donors and non donors – Parliamentary …Times of MaltaThe government is leaning close to having a voluntary register listing people who want to be organ donors and those who do not, Health …
Tommy helped boost organ donation — Hans SollingerMadison.comAs David Wahlberg points out in his series on organ allocation, the government is extremely effective in regulating and censoring the transplant program. However, little assistance is given …
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online |
Clarksburg student creates video showing need for organ donation
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online But over the years, as Molly learned more about organ donation, she wondered if her grandmother could have lived longer. “She died at age 65,” Molly said. “I wondered if the technology [of today] would have helped her.” Molly, 17, is a senior at … THINK YOU’RE AN ORGAN DONOR? (THINK AGAIN)Florida Weekly A Brighton jeweller who underwent a double lung transplant is to climb the …Brighton and Hove News |