Driver Pleads Not Guilty in Crash Death of Star Fountain Valley AthletePatch.comMauer was taken to UCI Medical Center, where doctors pronounced her dead at 6 that evening as a result of brain death caused by vertebral artery transaction. Softball was M…
Many needing transplant die for lack of donated organEvansville Courier & PressBrain death results from brain swelling, caused by injury from trauma, stroke or prolonged cardiac arrest. Confined in the skull, the brain has no expansion room, so swellin…
CBS LocalD.A.: Driver who killed motorist was distractedOCRegisterMauer, who had been wearing her seatbelt, was transported to UCI Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 6 pm that day as a result of brain death due to vertebral artery transec…
A spike in demandSydney Morning HeraldEather uses the Japanese ike jime method of killing fish, inserting a spike directly into the brain causing immediate brain death. It is said to be more humane and results in less-stressed, better-tasting fish. Bor…
The taboo around body partsSydney Morning Herald (blog)This reluctance is driven by several things such as grief, a failure to understand the difference between brain death and cardiac death, and the taboo that dictates maximum respect for the body and…
Obama to Bone Marrow Transplant Seekers: Drop DeadExaminer.comLast year an estimated 13000 patients died from brain death and only 8000 families said yes to donation. Even if all 13000 families said yes there would have only been 39000 transplants (abo…
Obama Administration to People Needing Bone Marrow Transplants: Drop DeadOpenMarket.orgLast year an estimated 13000 patients died from brain death and only 8000 families said yes to donation. Even if all 13000 families said yes there would have only be…
Neuro patients at St. Joseph's celebrate with their medical herosChicago Sun-TimesMatthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media JOLIET — A toddler recovered from a fall that left him minutes from brain death. A 23-year-old suffering a stroke received quick inte…
HaaretzIsrael's Chief Rabbinate freezes plan to help determine brain deathHaaretzUnder dispute is the setting up of an office that would operate 24/7 helping families seeking halakhic and medical guidance in determining brain death. By Dan Even Tag…
'Lack of organ donors affecting liver transplants'Punjab NewslineBut last year, only 200 families voluntarily donated the liver of the family member who died due to brain death," he said, talking to IANS shortly after announcing how a team…