An organ shortage kills 30 Americans every day. Is it time to pay donors? Washington PostThirty years ago this week, President Reagan signed the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA), which established the federal legal framework for the …
Organ donation: is an opt-in or opt-out system better? Medical News TodayResearchers from the UK have investigated different systems of consent for organ donation across the world in an attempt to find out which policy is best.
Effie Wang Petersdorf, MD Fred Hutch News ServiceStudies how genetic factors influence the success of transplants, including how to optimize the matching of patients with unrelated donors.
Why every one of us should register as an organ donor Telegraph.co.ukIf this week’s inspiring story teaches us one thing, it’s that selfless humanity comes easier when we’re in the rudest of health.
5 Organ Donation Myths: My License Says I’m A Donor, But Why Weren’t My Organs Donated? Medical DailyBefore deciding you don’t want to be an organ donor, learn the truths about the donation process and have your myths debunked because the th…
Human traffic: exposing the brutal organ trade New InternationalistSecretive and ruthless, the traffickers controlling the kidney trade thrive on the desperation of the poor and the sick. Nancy Scheper-Hughes lays bare the …
Ontario falling short on organ donations from deceased patients: report The Globe and MailOntario hospitals are transplanting organs from only about half of the deceased patients who would be medically eligible to donate, according to a repo…
Frozen inoculum from unrelated donors effective for fecal transplant HealioFrozen inoculum from unrelated donors is effective for fecal transplants in patients with relapsing Clostridium difficile, according to researchers from …
Frozen inoculum from unrelated donors effective for fecal transplant HealioFrozen inoculum from unrelated donors is effective for fecal transplants in patients with relapsing Clostridium difficile, according to researchers from …
The 9th annual blood donation drive ILoveQatar.netThe One will be hosting its ninth annual blood donation drive on April 21 from 2pm to 7pm. HMC’s mobile blood donor unit will be parked at the Landmark Mall …