Jeremy Hunt says British people have a ‘fatal reluctance’ to discuss organ donation The Independent
Jeremy Hunt has blamed a “fatal reluctance” to talk about organ donation in the UK for the fact that 1100 families opted not to donate their loved ones organs last …
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 …
Most Patients in Need of HCT Can Now Get Transplants OncLiveDue to great progress in alternative donor transplants, almost all transplant-eligible patients, up to age 75 years, in 2017 will be able to find a suitable donor and …
Many donor kidneys that are discarded may be suitable for transplantation Science DailyIn an analysis of pairs of kidneys from the same donor in which one kidney was used but the other was discarded, the kidneys that were used tended to perf…
Doctors Discard Viable Organs as Patients Die on Waiting Lists FuturismOne out of every five kidneys recovered is discarded, which has caused a kidney shortage. In recent years, the number of discarded organs has increased.
Wales’ organ donation opt-out law has not increased donors BBC NewsWales’ opt-out system for organ donation has not increased the number of donors in the two years since it was introduced, a study has confirmed. Adults in …
Wales’ organ donation opt-out law has not increased donors BBC NewsWales’ opt-out system for organ donation has not increased the number of donors in the two years since it was introduced, a study has confirmed. Adults in …
Time for deceased organ donor drive Deccan ChronicleSuspicion about pvt hospitals, errors in certification paper work upset deceased organ donation programme.
Exclusive: First U.S. Baby Born After a Uterus Transplant TIMEFor the first time in the U.S., a baby was born to a mother who received a uterus transplant at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.
How to make 174 more donor kidneys available per year Futurity: Research NewsBroadening the geographic range where a number of deceased-donor kidneys would be available would increase the number of transplants, research shows.