Donor kidneys revitalized for transplant at Toronto General Hospital …
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A team at Toronto General Hospital is using an “ex-vivo” machine to preserve and rejuvenate kidneys by mimicking the conditions inside the body prior to transplant. Its use could make more kidney transplants possible. About five per cent of patients …
Faux Kidney May Cut Demand for Organ DonationLaguna Beach Independent Newspaper
Doctors use heart-lung machine to keep kidney kickingNew Atlas
Device Keeps Donor Kidneys Healthy Outside Body until TransplantLaboratory Equipment
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Want to become an organ donor? Here’s how to sign up in Hudson County
NJ.com
Looking to become an organ donor? The NJ Sharing Network is looking for you. CarePoint Health is teaming up with the nonprofit organization for a series of organ donation registration drives in Hudson County this week. Representatives from the NJ …

Teen to give kidney to sick grandfather after searching years for a match
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Right now, he’s getting by with dialysis three days a week, four hours a day. “It pretty much wipes me out,” said Senseney. “It has just really taken a toll on me.” His entire family, and even friends, have been tested as potential donors, but no one …

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and the ethics of prisoner organ donations
ABA Journal
You see, there’s two patients at the hospital: 1) a child in need of a donated organ and 2) a convicted murderer scheduled to be executed by the state in five days. I was intrigued that the seemingly simple solution drew ethical and moral lines in the …

New technique revitalizes less-than-ideal donor kidneys for transplant
CTV News
TORONTO — Dr. Markus Selzner has just come from surgery, still in his scrubs, and he’s excited to show off his baby. A configuration of fluid-filled tubing, pumps and other mechanical components, it’s not the prettiest baby — but it’s one Selzner and …

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New device revitalizes less-than-ideal donor kidneys for transplant
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Those could be kidneys from deceased extended-criteria donors who were over age 60, or from younger donors who had a condition such as high blood pressure or diabetes or had died from a stroke. “The first thing we can do is to give the kidney an …
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Royal Melbourne Hospital frees a record number of patients from …
Herald Sun
A RECORD number of lifesaving kidney transplants at the Royal Melbourne Hospital has freed more patients than ever before from dialysis. An increase in “sleeping organs” generously donated by families of loved ones who die when their circulation stops …

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Crypto for the Greater Good: Pineapple Fund and Vitalik Buterin Make Major Donations to Worthy Causes
Cryptovest
The usage of crypto for the greater good is on the rise in the cryptoverse; during the past week, 2 major cryptocurrency donors – the Pineapple Fund and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin – donated more than $7 million in crypto to various charities …

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