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Social media helps Maine mother scatter her son’s ashes worldwide
CNN Strangers from India to Jamaica are spreading his ashes in tribute to the adventurous young man. A separate Facebook page … His mother asks the recipient to think about her son and the people he helped through organ donation. She also asks that in … Maine mom uses social media to scatter son’s ashesColorado Springs Gazette |
Judge rules against brain-dead girl's family – San Francisco Chronicle
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Judge rules against brain-dead girl’s family
San Francisco Chronicle The law requires that a hospital provide families with a “reasonably brief period of accommodation” between a finding of brain death and the discontinuing of mechanical support, giving relatives a chance to gather at the patient’s bedside. The Oakland … |
New Device May Help With Congestive Heart Failure – CBS Local
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New Device May Help With Congestive Heart Failure
CBS Local PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Fred Fortson loves to walk — in his neighborhood, to his favorite stores, to see his nearby relatives. But, congestive heart failure kept him from what he loved. “I was weak all the time. I would walk a block and be exhausted,” he … |
Brain Death, Yes; but California Teen Still Alive Christmas Eve Says Family – Guardian Express
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Brain Death, Yes; but California Teen Still Alive Christmas Eve Says Family
Guardian Express However, Jahi’s immediate family argues that she may have suffered brain death, but she is still alive this Christmas Eve, and they do not want her taken off of life support. Hospital lawyers have disagreed arguing that the Northern California teen is … |
California girl ruled brain dead – New York Daily News
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California girl ruled brain dead
New York Daily News Arthur L. Caplan, who leads the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center and is not involved in Jahi’s case, told The Associated Press that once brain death has been declared, a hospital is under no obligation to keep a patient on a … |
Jahi McMath: Judge denies petition to keep girl on ventilator past Dec. 30 – San Jose Mercury News
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Jahi McMath: Judge denies petition to keep girl on ventilator past Dec. 30
San Jose Mercury News Fisher told the court in an open hearing that the Oakland girl “meets all the criteria of brain death.” Fisher, chief of pediatric neurology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, performed an electroencephalogram, or EEG, to measure activity in the … |
Judge: Hospital can disconnect brain-dead teen – USA TODAY
CNNJudge: Hospital can disconnect brain-dead teenUSA TODAYThe ruling by Alameda County Judge Evelio Grillo followed testimony from a Stanford University neurologist that 13-year-old Jahi McMath met all medical criteria for brain death, the third such c…
Jahi McMath: Stanford neurologist affirms Oakland girl is brain-dead – Los Angeles Times
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Jahi McMath: Stanford neurologist affirms Oakland girl is brain-dead
Los Angeles Times In statement after statement, the hospital’s chief of pediatrics, David Durand, has expressed his “deepest sympathy” for Jahi’s mother. But, he added, “the ventilator cannot reverse the brain death that has occurred and it would be wrong to give false … |
Getting involved: DUHS encourages voluntary blood donation – The Express Tribune
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Getting involved: DUHS encourages voluntary blood donation
The Express Tribune The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) has set up the “Dow Safe Blood Donor Club 25”, which is focused on promoting voluntary blood donation among youth between the ages of 16 to 25 years. According to officials, many medical students have … Blood Donation: Giving the Gift of Life This Holiday SeasonHuffington Post DUHS holds blood donation awareness walkThe News International Family Health Matters: Your blood and the gift of lifeTCPalm |
Suicide victim's organs give life to 3 – Times of India
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Suicide victim’s organs give life to 3
Times of India Cadaveric organ donations are not very popular in the country. Suicide victims’ organs are rarely harvested as the decision-makers are rarely in the frame of mind or aware enough to make the crucial decision. Further, the state of the organs is subject … |