Haaretz75% of Israelis don't have an organ donor card, survey showsHaaretzIn recent years, the number of organs available for transplants has fallen, mostly due to technological developments that have led to a decrease in the number of people suffe…
Donation Options When Death Is ImminentCaixin MediaSince then, though, the general public has struggled to accept brain death as an accurate way to determine the end of life. Organs taken from executed prisoners in China are harvested by doctors after …
The HinduVital organs of brain-dead woman donatedThe HinduIt is vital to retrieve organs within 24 hours after brain death,” said Dr.Manivaanan. “They ought to be appreciated for taking the decision in a moment of emotional trauma as death in this …
Katrina Bramstedt: Brain death diagnosis should be left to the expertsNew Zealand HeraldSo what is brain death and how is it diagnosed? According to the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, whole brain death is required for the legal dete…
Dead yet? Science, scaremongering and organ donationThe ConversationAccording to the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, whole brain death is required for the legal determination of death in Australia and New Zealand. A patient must be d…
BBC NewsWelsh Muslim, Jewish leaders object to 'presumed consent' organ donationCatholic CultureEarlier this year, Archbishop George Stack of Cardiff objected to the presumed-consent proposal, saying: “Our bodies are not an asset of the state…
China to phase out organ donation from executed criminalsBioEdge“I have been asked many times by our international colleagues: 'How can China do organ donation after death without brain death legislation?' That is exactly the research questio…
IPS officer Hema Karunakaran dies of cancerTimes of IndiaShe was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai for the past several days and was shifted to Madurai on Saturday night after she suffered brain death. She died on Sunday morning. She is survive…
Daily MailShe believes the Ministry of Defence has failed to address shortcomings in …Daily MailMark, she knows, remained conscious in the patrol base for an hour after he was shot. Brain death probably occurred 20 hours later at Bastion hospital. Th…
Toddler mistakenly reported dead dies; Man chargedWYFF GreenvilleIn order to obtain the organs, Mission Children's Hospital physicians needed to determine brain death. There is a very specific and prescribed battery of tests that determines brain d…