Donor kidneys revitalized for transplant at Toronto General Hospital CBC NewsA team at Toronto General Hospital is using an “ex-vivo” machine to preserve and rejuvenate kidneys by mimicking the conditions inside the body prior to …
What Does It Mean to Die? The New YorkerRachel Aviv on the case of Jahi McMath, who was declared brain-dead by the hospital, but seen as alive by her family.
Cook and Krawiec column: Why ban payment to kidney donors but not football players? Richmond.comBy Philip J. Cook and Kimberly D. Krawiec. Super Bowl week rivets national attention on America’s most popular and lucrative sport, professional …
Significant increase in transplants in 2017 helps fuel national record UAB News
Surgeons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham performed 462 total transplants in 2017 — up from 398 in 2016 (a 16.1 percent increase) — helping to fuel …
Will change to organ donor rules mean more transplants? BBC NewsIn an attempt to make more organs available for transplant, ministers are proposing a radical change by moving to a system of “presumed consent”. Current rules …
‘I hope someone gives my life back to me’ BBC NewsThe young Asian woman whose life is on hold waiting for a new kidney.
Kidney Donors Could Face Long-Term Health Risks WebMDMore than 19000 kidney donations were performed in the United States in 2016, the latest figures available, according to U.S. Government Information on Organ …
German patients turn to Croatia for organ donations DW (English)The number of people willing to donate organs in Germany has hit an all-time low. Patients in the country are increasingly dependent on a European …
Live organ donation norms get nod The HinduThe government has decided to set up online registries for altruistic organ donors as well as patients with end-stage organ failure diseases (primarily liver and …
Living kidney donors have low but elevated risk of renal failure Reuters(Reuters Health) – Kidney donors may be no more likely than other people to develop chronic health problems like diabetes or high blood pressure but they may …