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More Australians donate organs
NT News Nationally, 1483 organs from 435 donors were transplanted in 2015, taking Australia’s donor rate to 18.3 dpmp (number of deceased donors per million population). That was a 14 per cent increase nationally from 2014, the Organ and Tissue Authority said. |
Organ donors saved 1241 Aust lives in 2015 – NEWS.com.au
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Organ donors saved 1241 Aust lives in 2015
NEWS.com.au Australia achieved its highest number of organ donors last year, saving 1241 lives. The latest figures show 1483 organs from 435 donors were transplanted in 2015, taking Australia’s donor rate to 18.3 dpmp (number of deceased donors per million … |
Point: Ethical limits in any organ donation payment – The Detroit News
The Detroit NewsPoint: Ethical limits in any organ donation paymentThe Detroit NewsWith the persistent shortage, there are those who would seek to increase the organs available for transplantation by providing financial incentives as a motivation for o…
Counterpoint: Changes needed to promote organ donation – The Detroit News
The Detroit NewsCounterpoint: Changes needed to promote organ donationThe Detroit NewsMore than a decade ago, NKF recommended the establishment of a federal grant program to assist lower-income individuals with travel and subsistence expenses related t…
AAP donations up by 275% in 2014-15, Rs 4 crore came from ‘mystery’ donors: ADR – Zee News
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AAP donations up by 275% in 2014-15, Rs 4 crore came from ‘mystery’ donors: ADR
Zee News New Delhi: Contrary to Aam Aadmi Party’s known anti-corruption stand and emphasis on transparency, a latest report by democracy watchdog ‘the Association for Democratic Reforms’ (ADR) claims that Delhi’s ruling party saw a 275% hike in donations in … |
Ease process for unrelated donors, says doc who gave kidney to friend – Times of India
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Ease process for unrelated donors, says doc who gave kidney to friend
Times of India The duo’s story is specially relevant in the wake of health minister UT Khader’s statement that the government is mulling changes to the Human Organ Transplant Act (1994) to ease the transplantation process involving living unrelated donors. With … |
Transplant in Training: A What? Myleoproliferative Neoplasm? – Frederick News Post (subscription)
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Transplant in Training: A What? Myleoproliferative Neoplasm?
Frederick News Post (subscription) So here we are cold turkey off of Pegasys (another wild ride) and we’ve opted to try the only cure — a matched unrelated donor stem cell transplant. Healthy stem cells will be harvested via a blood draw from a matched unrelated donor (MUD), doctors … |
Anonymous donors pledge $450000 in effort to save Woodlawn church – Chicago Tribune
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Anonymous donors pledge $450000 in effort to save Woodlawn church
Chicago Tribune Miller said the donors, who made pledges in recent weeks, are involved in a variety of philanthropic causes — not just those related to historic preservation or religious services — and are affiliated with foundations. Some “will probably most likely … |
MSPs to decide on soft opt-out organ donation system proposals – stv.tv
stv.tvMSPs to decide on soft opt-out organ donation system proposalsstv.tvMSPs are to decide if Scotland should introduce a soft opt-out system of organ donation which could increase the number of organs available by 30%. The change would mean people w…
No increase in the utilization of timely living donor kidney transplants – Medical Xpress
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No increase in the utilization of timely living donor kidney transplants
Medical Xpress “Patients who are receiving transplants from compatible living donors should, theoretically, not need to go on dialysis at all,” says Dr. Sakhuja. “In comparison, patients with no living donors may wait for a deceased donor organ for a long time. But … Counterpoint: Changes needed to promote organ donationThe Detroit News |