Nobody Declared Brain Dead Ever Wakes Up Feeling Pretty GoodThe AtlanticBrain death is the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the all-important brain stem that houses the RAS and the mechanism that controls our breat…

Anencephaly: A devastating abnormalityThe Durango HeraldNormally, brain death allows termination of life support and organ donation may proceed. In anencephaly, there is a catch-22: If there is no brain, there is no brain death. Experience has demonstr…

So you want to be… a cadaver?Corvallis Gazette TimesWhen photographer Mark Ylen and I visited OHSU in January to gather information for this story, one thing we learned is that a decent percentage of organ donors are people who've suffered catast…

Tamil Nadu pips Maharashtra in organ transplantsTimes of IndiaDoctors said declaration of brain death is a gray area. "It is not very clear to ICU doctors and neurologists when a person should be declared brain dead and what should be done in orde…

ISSC highlights sensors and semiconductor technology in medicineEmbedded.comEEGs are also the first line of diagnostic tools for coma, encephalopathies (disorder or disease of the brain) and brain death. One of the advantages of EEGs is the millisecond…

ISSC highlights sensors and semiconductor technology in medicinePower Management Design LineEEGs are also the first line of diagnostic tools for coma, encephalopathies (disorder or disease of the brain) and brain death. One of the advantages of EEGs is…

ISSC highlights sensors and semiconductor technology in medicineEE TimesEEGs are also the first line of diagnostic tools for coma, encephalopathies (disorder or disease of the brain) and brain death. One of the advantages of EEGs is the millisecond-ran…

Nursing home fined $80K after patient deathThe Downey PatriotDoctors said the woman was "deeply comatose clinically consistent with brain death." Family members decided to remove her breathing tube and she was pronounced dead. The cause of de…

Machine Preservation Significantly Improves Kidney Transplant Survival Over 3 …Bradenton Herald[2,3] When the results are analysed by donor type, they show that 3-year graft survival after machine perfusion compared to static cold storage was also si…

Machine Preservation Significantly Improves Kidney Transplant Survival Over 3 …SYS-CON Media (press release)[2,3] When the results are analysed by donor type, they show that 3-year graft survival after machine perfusion compared to static cold storag…