Advances Yield More Organs for Transplant U.S. News & World Report
The statistics are grim: Nearly 115,000 Americans are awaiting an organ transplant, more than three times the number of transplants performed last year.
Children of sperm donors find their half siblings and demand change Chicago TribuneThanks to mail-away DNA tests and a proliferation of online registries, people conceived with donated sperm and eggs are increasingly connecting.
The Growth in Total Household Giving Is Camouflaging a Decline in Giving by Small and Medium Donors: What Can We Do about It? Nonprofit QuarterlySmall and mid-size donations are falling, increasing nonprofit dependence on the wealthy. The un…
Children of sperm donors find their half siblings and demand change Chicago TribuneThanks to mail-away DNA tests and a proliferation of online registries, people conceived with donated sperm and eggs are increasingly connecting.
Why Receiving a Kidney in Iran Is Relatively Simple | Samuel Hammond, Nathan Novak Foundation for Economic EducationThe US has a major shortage of kidneys for transplants. In 2015, there were over 121,000 people with End Stage Renal Disease …
Cadaver transplant in Mumbai leads to one death; kidney, liver rejected by two The Indian ExpressOfficials from the Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC), which coordinates cadaver organ transplants, said a clinical investigation will …
How donor sperm is creating enormous genetic families around the world Washington PostA lack of regulation has created enormous genetic families. Now they are searching for one another.
Bexley man who received life-changing transplant calls for more organ donors Bexley TimesA man from Bexley who received a life-saving combined kidney and pancreas transplant is calling for people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgro…
How 1 organ donor transferred breast cancer to 4 recipients Becker’s Hospital ReviewThe same organ donor transmitted breast cancer to four different transplant recipients at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, according to a case stud…
Mark Dobson: A lifesaving week and my first post-transplant match Belfast TelegraphI want to start this week by saying a massive ‘thank you’ to everyone who took part in this year’s Organ Donation Week. It was a special week for me in many …