Baltimore City PaperDick Teresi: The UndeadBaltimore City PaperBut as medical technology improved, the nascent concept of brain death complicated matters: Suddenly, there was the possibility that inside a seemingly inert body, a conscious being could l…
Saving Lives by Sharing Facebook StatusKARKOf the 25000 people who die of a brain death each year (and could donate organs), only 5500 donate. Audrey Brown, Director of Public Education at ARORA, hopes this moment strikes a chord with the more than hal…
State Comptroller report on the Health MinistryJerusalem PostThe comptroller disapproved of the initiative by a number of modern Orthodox rabbis (the majority of haredi rabbis are opposed to recognize lower-brain death for taking organs) who set up an …
Baby dies due to wrong diagnosisGulf TodayIt caused her body temperature to surge and ultimately led to her brain death and subsequently she was pronounced dead to the utter shock of her parents, who did not expect this tragic end, especially since the…
UK teen recovers “fully” after 4 doctor found him “brain dead”BioEdgeHowever, the Daily Mail's account of a boy who recovered fully after four specialists declared that he was brain dead makes one question if doctors really understand brain…
Brain Death Defined for Organ Donorsfox4kc.comThey want you to know that brain death is not a condition from which a person can recover. Dr. Mark Reintjes of the Midwest Transplant Network says in those cases, the person has some brain function, but no…
Brain dead American woman gives birth to twinsBioEdgeGestation after brain death has happened before, a fact which has led some experts to question whether “brain dead” people are truly dead. In 2007, 34-year-old Stacy Rojas of Texas gave birth to …
Organ banks to be set up in Bangalore hospitalsDaily News & AnalysisAccording to the Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994, a living donor can donate only a kidney, portion of pancreas or part of the liver whereas a cadaver organ donor can donate all…
Three Georgia boys die unexpectedly after dental procedureWGCL Atlanta"You get swelling of the brain and then you get either brain damage or brain death." Dr. Baxter says our mouths have more bacteria than any other part of our body, and that…
Organ donation warnings, guidance and preservation of Life forms in new pamphletLifesiteAt the International Conference for Life in Vatican City February 25, Byrne and other distinguished speakers, including Cardinal Raymond Burke, addressed serious co…