'Hard for families to accept brain death'Hindustan TimesLast May, Sharon Gracias, transplant coordinator at Andheri's BSES Hospital was called to Suchak Hospital, Malad, twice on a Sunday to convince a family to donate the organs of their 5…
NMC HEALTH PLC : NMC Healthcare's CME got overwhelming response in Al Ain4-tradersDr. Costas Shamtanis, Consultant Neurosurgeon, NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain presented an interesting case on "Brain Death and Organ Transplant, which saw an ov…
Brain drainPakistan Observer… of these active brain cells (highly qualified members of the society) are abandoning their homeland, majority of who are doctors in search of better opportunities abroad, so we as a nation are slowly edging towards brain…
Ganga Ram Trust head gives life to three in deathDaily PioneerThe Transplantation of Human Organ Act was passed in the country in 1994 yet the concept of brain death is not completely accepted. “The cases of organ failure in India are going to increa…
Edmonton Journal (blog)A Matter of Life and DeathEdmonton Journal (blog)But she doesn't quite meet the definition of clinical brain death – because she has a small amount of eye movement and some basic reflexes. Nonetheless, she has no pupil resp…
National PostHow brain-death guidelines protect patientsNational PostThe issue of determining when an individual is legally dead was recently brought into the spotlight by a news story in the National Post (“ 'Legally dead' may still be alive…
Longer CPR boosts survival chanceTimes of IndiaBrain death begins four to six minutes after a person suffers sudden cardiac arrest. If no CPR is given, the American Heart Association estimates a person's chances of living decreases 7% to 10% per mi…
Canada's new 'brain death' criteria slammed as scheme to increase organ …LifesiteOTTAWA, Ontario, 4 September, 12 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As Ontario's organ donation agency aggressively campaigns to grow a list of registered organ dono…
Brain-eating amoeba suspected in SW Indiana deathPost-TribuneThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokeswoman says it expects to receive and test samples of the suspected Indiana case later this week. AP. Tag Cloud. AMOEBA AUTOPSY BRAIN DEATH…
Govt plans 'licence' to harvest organsTimes of IndiaLeading transplant surgeons say more than 90% of brain death in India is caused due to road accidents and most victims are likely to carry their licences. Presently, organ donation cards in mo…