13Nov/13

Life-giving heart procedure on infant a first in India – indiatvnews.com


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Life-giving heart procedure on infant a first in India
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New Delhi : In a first in India, a stent was inserted into the heart of a month-old baby girl weighing just 1.8kg at a private hospital here, officials claimed yesterday. And, what is more, the hospital did not charge any fees for the procedure as the
Month-old baby weathers ‘risky’ angioplasty wellTimes of India
Baby weighing 1.8 kg gets new lease of lifeIANS

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13Nov/13

Organ-donor request delays Ohio killer's execution – USA TODAY


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Organ-donor request delays Ohio killer’s execution
USA TODAY
Some 3,500 people in Ohio and more than 120,000 nationally are currently awaiting organ donations, said Marily Pongonis, a spokeswoman for the Lifeline of Ohio organ donation program. Ohio’s prison medical policy accommodates organ donations, but 
Ohio execution stayed as officials reassess organ donation requestThe Guardian
Ohio delays child killer Ronald Phillips’ execution to study organ donationNBCNews.com (blog)
UPDATE 1-Ohio execution stayed while state weighs allowing organ donationReuters
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13Nov/13

Organ-donor request delays Ohio killer's execution – The Idaho Statesman


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Organ-donor request delays Ohio killer’s execution
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“Organ donation occurs following brain death and the organs are maintained on a ventilator. When a prisoner is executed, the oxygen stops flowing, the heart stops beating, the blood stops flowing.” Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death
Death-row inmate wants to donate his organsCBS News

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13Nov/13

Month-old baby weathers 'risky' angioplasty well – Times of India


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Month-old baby weathers ‘risky’ angioplasty well
Times of India
Doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute say her body was blue when she was first brought to the hospital in October this year. “Her survival was a question. Her body has turned blue due to oxygen deprivation. She has almost stopped breathing and
Baby weighing 1.8 kg gets new lease of lifeIndia.Com Health

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13Nov/13

Kasich stays execution of Akron child killer so organ donation request can be … – Akron Beacon Journal


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Kasich stays execution of Akron child killer so organ donation request can be
Akron Beacon Journal
“Organ donation occurs following brain death and the organs are maintained on a ventilator. When a prisoner is executed, the oxygen stops flowing, the heart stops beating, the blood stops flowing.” Phillips made his unprecedented request after the
Death-row inmate wants to donate his organsCBS News

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