Digital JournalGrowing bio-lungs for organ donationDigital JournalThe idea of developing artificial lungs for organ donation remains a goal for the medical establishment, given that a high proportion of people die due to the scarcity of available lungs…
Bill sparks ongoing organ-donation battle – Reading Eagle
Bill sparks ongoing organ–donation battle
Reading Eagle The bill would allow coroners and medical examiners, or their representatives, to deny an organ donation if they’re present when an organ procurement organization attempts to remove the organ, or if they can be present through electronic means such as … |
Why a Temecula author’s experience as both doctor and patient is fitting – Press-Enterprise
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Why a Temecula author’s experience as both doctor and patient is fitting
Press-Enterprise He said kidneys transplanted from living donors are best because they last nearly twice as long as kidneys transplanted from deceased donors. A living donor kidney functions, on average, 12 to 20 years, and a deceased donor kidney from 8 to 12 years. |
It Might Be Time to Relax Our Standards for Organ Donation. Here’s Why. – Big Think (blog)
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It Might Be Time to Relax Our Standards for Organ Donation. Here’s Why.
Big Think (blog) 131,000 people in the United States are waiting for an organ donation right now, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Many of them have to wait at least 3 years for a transplant. 22 of them die waiting. Every. Single. Day. New York lags behind nation on organ donationTimes Herald-Record Pa. coroners are blocking organ donations, transplant advocates say; coroners claim ‘defamation’PennLive.com Heart transplant teen urges organ donor signupThe Journal News | LoHud.com Rochester Democrat and Chronicle –Exmouth Journal all 24 news articles » |
All blood donations tested for virus | Around Town | portlavacawave … – Port Lavaca Wave
All blood donations tested for virus | Around Town | portlavacawave …Port Lavaca WaveThe South Texas Blood & Tissue Center has begun testing all blood donations for the Zika virus, following recommendations by the U.S. Food and Drug …and m…
Hurricane help: Best ways to lend a hand after the storm – CBS News
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Hurricane help: Best ways to lend a hand after the storm
CBS News It’s not because there is increased demand at this point due to hurricane-related injuries, he explained, but because regular blood donors in the storm zone have been displaced and won’t be able to give until they return home and are back to their … |
American Red Cross to offer blood donation in Bridgewater – Wicked Local Bridgewater
Bradford EraAmerican Red Cross to offer blood donation in BridgewaterWicked Local BridgewaterThe American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood to support cancer patients and other patients during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. Bri…
Good Match Not Always Needed for Living Donor Kidney Transplant – Scientific American
Good Match Not Always Needed for Living Donor Kidney Transplant Scientific AmericanScientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the …
Changes in NY Policy Could Help Lift State’s Organ Donation Rate from Second Lowest in Country – WAER
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Changes in NY Policy Could Help Lift State’s Organ Donation Rate from Second Lowest in Country
WAER Difficulty enrolling as an organ donor might be keeping many in Central New York and across the State from making that lifesaving decision. New York’s 26 percent registration rate is second lowest in the country. Nancy Ryan of the Finger Lakes Donor … |
Tim Kaine awkward in the spotlight but popular in private with donors – CTV News
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Tim Kaine awkward in the spotlight but popular in private with donors
CTV News LAS VEGAS — Tim Kaine may not have wowed America in his biggest moment on the national stage, the vice-presidential debate, but Democrats aren’t regretting Hillary Clinton’s choice for running mate. He’s been a hit on the donor circuit that’s fueling … |