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Hungary: Baby delivered from brain-dead mother
The New Indian Express The University of Debrecen said Wednesday that some of the mother’s organs — her heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas — were donated to four recipients two days after the delivery. The mother suffered a stroke when she was 15 weeks pregnant. The baby … Baby born to brain dead mother in HungaryThe Malay Mail Online |
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Challenge aims to break organ donation record
West Fargo Pioneer Her mother, Monica Kersting, began the non-profit organization to create a culture where registering to save lives through organ and tissue donation is the norm, not the exception. “If more people say yes to donation, fewer people will die waiting for … |
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Former Australia PM Rudd quits politics
Times of India In his future life, Rudd said he planned to support causes for homelessness and organ donation and establish a “national apology foundation” to aid indigenous Australians. He also intends to remain active in the international community “where I can … |
NDTVIn this Kerala village, everyone pledges an organNDTV300 families of the village Veliyambar of Alappuzha district have signed up as organ donors, thanks to the efforts of a group of young men who lost a friend to kidney failure last year. The Prana…
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Death Notices for November 12
Tulsa World Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Osage Indian Baptist Church. Johnson, Sperry. … In an effort to honor those who have donated either organs, eyes or tissue, the Tulsa World is participating in the “Circle of Life” campaign sponsored by the Global … |
The Independent |
Britons ‘sold illegal kidneys for Sri Lanka surgery’
The Independent British patients waiting for organ transplants are being offered illegally trafficked kidneys for cash at a Government-controlled hospital, a newspaper investigation has claimed. The Times claims a Government controlled hospital in Colombo is being … Britons being sold illegal kidneys for surgery in Sri LankaTelegraph.co.uk |
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US killer wants organs donated
Zee News Columbus: A child killer scheduled for execution this week has asked that his organs be donated to his ailing mother and sister. Death row inmate Ronald Phillips’ lawyers say in a letter to the Ohio prisons agency that Phillips would also be willing to … |
Telegraph.co.uk |
Britons being sold illegal kidneys for surgery in Sri Lanka
Telegraph.co.uk A journalist working for the Times newspaper posed as a relative of a Briton seeking a kidney transplant and claims to have been offered an organ originating either from India or the UK. The agreement took place at a meeting with organ “facilitator … |
Madurai lags behind in cadaver organ transplantTimes of IndiaMADURAI: While hundreds of patients seek organs, very few cadaver organ transplants are done in Madurai. Chennai city is way ahead of other places in the state, especially in terms of the num…
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UBTH Conducts Second Stem Cell Transplant
Daily Times Nigeria The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) said it has conducted the second successful stem cell transplant for a 15- year-old sickle cell patient in Benin. Dr Nosakhare Bazuaye, consultant Haematologist and Coordinator of UBTH’s Stem Cell … |