Vatican Radio examines question of 'brain death'Catholic CultureThe recovery of Steven Thorpe–a young British man who recovered after four doctors declared him “brain dead”–has prompted Vatican Radio to examine the topic of brain death.
BloombergMyths and misconceptionsPennLive.comTruth: Brain death (when the brain dies due to lack of blood and oxygen) is a medically, legally and morally accepted determination of death. To determine brain death, more than one diagnosis of brain death …
The HinduNeedy transplant patients ignoredThe Hindu“There is a bad perception among the public about brain death condition. Like in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, where cadaver transplantation is thriving, we have to launch an awareness drive. Deceased dono…
Donor groups praise Calgary tot's sacrificeToronto SunOrgans can be donated if a patient suffers brain death but their body is still healthy, which Kramer said only happens in about 1% or 2% of deaths in hospital. Last year in Calgary, 19 organ don…
Breakthrough research stops 'brain death' in miceSmartPlanet.com (blog)By Charlie Osborne | May 7, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT A leap in degenerative disease research has resulted in scientists being able to prevent the death of degenerating brain cells …
New Israeli law puts religious discrimination in medical treatmentHaaretzRecent Israeli law effectively recognizes two different diagnoses of death: irreversible cardiopulmonary arrest and brain death. Defining when death occurs, however, is not a ques…
Sydney Morning HeraldGive and you shall receive – new rules give priority to organ donorsSydney Morning HeraldThis involved reaching agreement with Israel's influential but highly sceptical religious leaders on the definition of "brain death&q…
An immoral incentiveHaaretzRecent Israeli law effectively recognizes two different diagnoses of death: irreversible cardiopulmonary arrest and brain death. Defining when death occurs, however, is not a question for medicine or science. It is not about …
In Some Brain Bleeds, Patients Do Better at High-Volume HospitalsMSN Health & FitnessAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs when a weakened blood vessel within the brain ruptures, resulting in bleeding into the space around the brain. Death rates wi…
Multiple CT Scans Add Minimal Additional Cancer RiskMedscapeExclusion criteria were a GCS score of 3, bilateral fixed pupils, imminent brain death, and loss to follow-up or death within 1 year of injury. Patients received a median of 20 CT scans in the…