French TribuneA Struggle To Define 'Death' For Organ DonorsWBAAFor decades, the main way has been "brain death." Brain death is defined an "irreversible cessation of all the functions of the brain, including the brain stem,"…

Catholic CultureEthical questions about organ transplantsCatholic CultureThe diagnosis of “brain death” allows for the harvesting of human organs. At the very least, recognition of that grim reality should force medical personnel to be excruciating…

Donation after cardiac death: controversies with a controversyBioEdgeDeath is determined by the cessation of brain activity (brain death) or by the irreversible cessation of circulation and respiration (cardiac death). But what does irreversible mean? …

A Struggle To Define 'Death' For Organ DonorsGPBFor decades, the main way has been "brain death." Brain death is defined an "irreversible cessation of all the functions of the brain, including the brain stem," according to J…

A Struggle To Define 'Death' For Organ DonorsVermont Public RadioFor decades, the main way has been "brain death." Brain death is defined an "irreversible cessation of all the functions of the brain, including the brain stem,&quo…

A Struggle To Define 'Death' For Organ DonorsNPR (blog)For decades, the main way has been "brain death." Brain death is defined an "irreversible cessation of all the functions of the brain, including the brain stem," accordi…

Donors: Giving the gift of lifeGulf Coast News TodayUsually the case is severe head trauma/brain death. The cornea must be harvested within twelve hours of death and the tissue within twenty four. Tissue can be stored and is primarily used for burn pat…

Abilene man gets 30 years in connection with death of 2-year-oldReporterNews.com… Ramey maintained that he was innocent and that the boy's death was an accident. A medical examiner said the boy died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head. …

Seeing Bogeymen in the Fog Around Brain DeathNew York TimesNo more amusing anecdotes: Mr. Teresi morphs into a rabid right-to-lifer, deeply suspicious of brain death (“a lie”), neurologists (“not always the best scientists”), and organ transpla…

Dr. Wolf in Napa by Carlos WolfNapa Valley RegisterDoes oxygen and brain death mean anything to you? Just kidding. While most patients and surgeons primarily discuss the surgical aspects of cosmetic procedures, it's the anesthesia that makes it hap…