30Dec/13

New year, new life: Organ donation in state up by 55% – Times of India


The New Indian Express

New year, new life: Organ donation in state up by 55%
Times of India
The central registry for organ donation, formed in October 2008, has recorded more than 2,000 transplants till 2013, the highest in the country so far. In the past year alone, 665 organs were donated, of which 385 were organs like the heart, liver
‘Be Ready’ App to Help Organ RecipientsThe New Indian Express
Tamil Nadu improves on cadaver donationThe Hindu
Kin more willing on cadaver donationsDeccan Chronicle

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30Dec/13

Actress Suchitra Sen stable, surgery put off – Times of India


Indian Express

Actress Suchitra Sen stable, surgery put off
Times of India
“She had been admitted with a respiratory problem resulting from a lung infection. So, she has had bouts of breathlessness that necessitated oxygen support. But she is now off oxygen and her breathing has improved considerably. We need to keep her
Actress Suchitra Sen’s condition stableIndian Express
Suchitra Sen in Stable ConditionOutlook

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30Dec/13

Jahi McMath is brain dead; hopes for life are futile, experts say – Los Angeles Times


BBC News

Jahi McMath is brain dead; hopes for life are futile, experts say
Los Angeles Times
That, in turn, has fueled the falsehood that brain death isn’t as final as cardiac death. Jahi’s family has been trying to find a facility to take her in but have so far been unsuccessful. Two facilities in Southern California reportedly withdrew their
Jahi McMath, ‘brain dead’ US girl: Life support extendedBBC News
Brain Death Court Ruling: Teen to Be Taken Off Life SupportGuardian Express
Brain-dead teen to remain on life support pending appeal by familyNBCNews.com (blog)
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30Dec/13

Organ donation to include faces – Columbia Daily Tribune


Aviation Record

Organ donation to include faces
Columbia Daily Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sure, your liver or kidney could save someone’s life. But would you donate your hands or your face? Signing up to become an organ donor might get more complicated than just checking a box on your driver’s license. The government 
Regulating Hand, Face Transplants Could Complicate Organ Donation ProcessAviation Record
Hands, faces to be ‘organs’ in transplant worldPhilly.com
UNOS to Treat Hand, Face Transplants Like OrgansLaboratory Equipment
Vineland Daily Journal
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