Irish IndependentLetters: Dangers of liberal fundamentalismIrish IndependentThe rate of lung transplantation more than doubled in 2013 compared with 2012 in Ireland. There were 34 lung transplants in total for 2013, compared with 14 in 2012 . PHILIP WA…
Oakland: Judge grants restraining order keeping brain-dead girl on ventilator … – San Jose Mercury News
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Oakland: Judge grants restraining order keeping brain-dead girl on ventilator …
San Jose Mercury News The hospital listed numerous steps officials took to support the family once the diagnosis of brain death was made, including repeated meetings with medical staff, support from social workers and the hospital’s chaplain, special accommodations for … |
Alberta mother's gift of a liver the best present of all for ailing daughter … – Edmonton Journal
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Alberta mother’s gift of a liver the best present of all for ailing daughter …
Edmonton Journal The transplant surgery took place on Dec. 2. Riddell was on the operating table for seven hours, during which the surgeons removed a little less than 20 per cent of her liver. Nikita’s surgery lasted 11 hours, a complicated procedure to remove her … |
Judge orders Calif. girl to stay on life-support after tonsil operation mishap – Fox News
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Judge orders Calif. girl to stay on life-support after tonsil operation mishap
Fox News … with the hospital examined Jahi and concluded that she was brain dead. But he said, “We’re happy to cooperate with the judge’s suggestion that an independent expert be provided to confirm yet again that brain death is the outcome that has occurred … |
Waiting for the perfect fit – Moose Jaw Times-Herald
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Waiting for the perfect fit
Moose Jaw Times-Herald An air ambulance will come from Saskatoon and will take him to Edmonton where a team of specialists will perform the transplant surgery. After the transplant, his body could reject the lungs, so he will have to take more medication. “It is going to … |
In race for time, Clermont teen gets double-transplant – Orlando Sentinel
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In race for time, Clermont teen gets double-transplant
Orlando Sentinel With the aid of Angel Flight, a father was able to get his daughter an organ transplant surgery with only 48 minutes to spare. By Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel. 7:35 p.m. EST, December 20, 2013. When Fritz Amrhein’s cell phone rang just after 6 p.m. Dec. |
Fight Over California Girl Points to Confusion About Brain Death – Wall Street Journal
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Fight Over California Girl Points to Confusion About Brain Death
Wall Street Journal Beyond a family’s tragedy, the dispute points to continuing confusion in society over the concept of brain death, especially when other parts of the body are functioning, said experts not involved with the case. The girl, Jahi McMath, is on a … |
Not Only Retweet Blood Donation Requests But Also Respond – Global Voices Online
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Not Only Retweet Blood Donation Requests But Also Respond
Global Voices Online … those tweets? Do you honestly know anyone who has seen a retweet and taken a break from life to go and donate blood? Because I don’t… and that saddens me. He pleas to others to respond to blood donation requests instead of providing only lip service. |
Parish pump Lewes – December 20, 2013 – Sussex Express
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Parish pump Lewes – December 20, 2013
Sussex Express THE PARISH CHURCH enjoyed a wonderful Carol Service last Sunday, with Sussex Harmony adding their voices to boost the congregation’s singing, and their instruments to augment the organ. As one long-standing member of the congregation remarked … |
UAB Launches Paired Exchange and Incompatible Kidney Transplant Program – Newswise (press release)
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UAB Launches Paired Exchange and Incompatible Kidney Transplant Program
Newswise (press release) Jayme Locke, M.D., Reynolds’ surgeon and the assistant professor of Surgery and Abdominal Transplant Surgery in the School of Medicine, says incompatible transplantation is an important innovation. “Most programs are participating in some sort of … |