From 1 to 13, organ donations take a huge leap in one year  Times of IndiaKOLKATA: A 48-year-old brain dead patient’s kidneys were donated to two recipients on Saturday, taking the organ-donation tally to 13 this year, which.

First baby born from uterus of a deceased donor  BioEdgeCurrently, uterus donation is only available for women with family members who are willing to donate. With live donors in short supply, using wombs from …

Feds investigating foreign donations  Times Union New York. Federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating the finances of President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee and whether foreigners contributed to …

A Tech Company Known for Backing Public Education Zeroes in on Leadership in Schools  Inside PhilanthropySalesforce.org, the philanthropic arm of the software company, is known for directly backing public school districts in the cities where …

Misplaced heart incident ends well, but reveals transplant system flaws  Press HeraldA human heart left on a commercial airliner provides a glimpse into the nation’s transplant system, which relies on an obscure network of nonprofit organizat…

Woman meets family of 7-year-old organ donor whose liver saved her life  KTAL(KFDX) When elementary-schooler Jeremiah Martinez learned about organ donation, he told his mom, Desiree, he wanted to be an organ donor if something …

My Father Needed a Liver. Did It Have to Be From Me?  The New York Times

KOLKATA, India — In the spring I found myself in the position of being my father’s potential liver donor. Although he had steadfastly refused a transplant, he had …

My Father Needed a Liver. Did It Have to Be From Me?  The New York Times

Correction: December 19, 2018 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the rate of postmortem organ donations in India. One in two million deaths involves an organ donor, which may allow for multiple organ donations; it is not the case that one organ is donated in every two million deaths. KOLKATA, India — In the spring I found myself in the position of being my father’s potential liver donor. Although he had steadfastly refused a transplant, he had slipped into a sickness so severe that my mother and I feared we might l…

Hillary loyalists frantic to paralyse Trump Presidency  The Sunday GuardianDonald Trump’s backers warn that Washington Beltway’s Plan A is to secure his removal or resignation. In case that fails, Plan B is to ensure he withdraws from …

‘T.N. has to implement amended organ transplantation Act’  The Hindu

Tamil Nadu has to implement the amended Transplantation of Human Organs Act 2014. This is mandatory for having Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centres …