UK suggests ethically controversial strategies to increase organ donationsLifesiteAmong the most contentious is the suggestion of “elective ventilation,” whereby patients considered to be close to “brain death” would be started on ventilation a…

Britain's health service considers 'elective ventilation' for sake of organ …Catholic CultureCatholic ethicists have debated for decades whether a determination of “brain death” is a legitimate scientific criterion or a legal fiction …

Daily Dunklin DemocratMurder charge filed in New Madrid Co.Daily Dunklin Democrat… a pediatrician at the Children's Hospital, found Karson Stringfellow had bleeding within the covering of the brain, bleeding into multiple layers of the retinas of…

Bootheel man charged in infant son's deathSoutheast MissourianA medical affidavit provided by Dr. Jamie S. Kondis, a pediatrician at hospital, found Karson Stringfellow had bleeding within the covering of the brain, bleeding into multiple layers of…

Brain deaths increase when helmets not wornKPCnews.comDevastating head injuries resulting in brain death are more common in accident victims without helmets. It seems to be a horrible waste of resources to allow salvageable organs, like hearts, kidneys…

Christian PostKyle Glover Dead: Usher's Stepson Dies as Life Support Turned OffChristian Post"Brain Death" is the term used when firstly all brain activity stops permanently, secondly the patient is in a coma, and finally when the person …

Christian PostUsher's Stepson Dies: Life Support Turned Off SaturdayChristian Post"Brain Death" is the term used when firstly all brain activity stops permanently, secondly the patient is in a coma, and finally when the person is no longe…

Christian PostUsher's Stepson Dies: Life Support Machine Turned Off SaturdayChristian Post"Brain Death" is the term used when firstly all brain activity stops permanently, secondly the patient is in a coma, and finally when the person is …

Law revision behind spike in the number of donorsThe Daily YomiuriThe original law came into force in October 1997 with the aim of enabling organ transplants from brain-dead people in Japan. The law allowed examinations to determine brain death and sub…

Survey: Relatives struggle over organ donations / Hospitals try to help …The Daily YomiuriSaku Machino of the Sophia University Institute of Bioethics, who is an expert on the Medical Service Law, said, "Although organ transplants are in the pro…