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Dispute over organ donation brings attention to defining death
Columbus Dispatch The death of 21-year-old Elijah Smith at Grant Medical Center this month and his family’s dispute with Lifeline of Ohio over his organ donation has brought to the forefront questions about what constitutes death. Most doctors agree that a person has … |
'Train docs on brain death protocol' – The Hindu
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‘Train docs on brain death protocol’
The Hindu However, certification of brain death is still relatively low among hospitals owing to multiple factors, the primary one being a lack of awareness about the protocol among medical professionals. For instance, last year, a city hospital accounted for 48 … |
Research: Some African American liver recipients fare better with organ from … – The Advocate
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Research: Some African American liver recipients fare better with organ from …
The Advocate “Hep C is a huge problem in New Orleans,” said Shores, who also is medical director of liver transplantation at Tulane Medical Center. “More African-Americans suffer from it, as do those in (other) large Southern cities, so all those rates come … |
Big Mike's Memorial Run raises organ donor awareness – Canton Repository
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Big Mike’s Memorial Run raises organ donor awareness
Canton Repository Members of Micheal Todd Kerr gather at “Big Mike’s Memorial Bike Run” on Sunday in Green. Seated on the bike is dad, Joe Kerr and Taylor Kerr, Mike’s niece. Standing, from left, is Mike sister Kristen (Taylor’s mom), brother-in-law and sister Tim and … |
Heart transplant recipient works to help others live full lives – Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Heart transplant recipient works to help others live full lives
Las Vegas Review-Journal Yet even Ham, the medical director for both the Nevada Donor Network and University Medical Center’s kidney transplantation program, admits he has a difficult time believing how normally Simon Keith — the 48-year-old chief operating officer of the … |
BioDiem Limited shows "proof of principle" in liver disease vaccine program – Proactive Investors Australia
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BioDiem Limited shows “proof of principle” in liver disease vaccine program
Proactive Investors Australia … and liver cancer. In the U.S. alone there are an estimated 4.4 million people living with chronic hepatitis, most of which do not know they are infected – with viral hepatitis the leading cause of liver cancer and the most common reason for liver … |
They are stealing kidneys in Kampala – The Standard Digital News
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They are stealing kidneys in Kampala
The Standard Digital News Mathias Sekyewa is a Senior Six student who was languishing in brokenness when his campus friend introduced him to a quick fix — sell your kidney and save a life. He was soon introduced to an Indian ‘professor’ attached to a certain medical institute … |
Infant with 3 holes in heart dies on Mumbai-Chennai flight – Times of India
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Infant with 3 holes in heart dies on Mumbai-Chennai flight
Times of India MUMBAI: A six-month-old baby died on board an Indigo flight on Sunday morning while he was being taken for medical care to Chennai. The flight took a U-turn shortly after taking off from the city and made an emergency landing. The infant, of Kenyan … Mumbai: Flight’s emergency landing could not save 7-mnth-oldOneindia Mumbai: 6-month-old dies on board Indigo flightHindustan Times |
Is Malcolm Gladwell Right, Should College Football Be Banned To Save Brains? – Forbes
Is Malcolm Gladwell Right, Should College Football Be Banned To Save Brains?ForbesCTE is only diagnosable post-brain death during an autopsy and has also been found in the brains of boxers and hockey players (although medical researchers are getting cl…
As respiratory diseases rise among kids, doctors sound alarm – Times of India
As respiratory diseases rise among kids, doctors sound alarmTimes of IndiaDr Rajan added that prolonged exposure to construction-linked pollution can lead to hypersensitive pneumonitis and, in extreme cases, lung fibrosis. High levels of pollutants in …