10Jul/13

UK organ donation scheme hailed – Belfast Telegraph


Belfast Telegraph

UK organ donation scheme hailed
Belfast Telegraph
The strategy was developed by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) in conjunction with all four UK health administrations. Among its objectives, the strategy aims to improve consent/authorisation rates to organ donation to above 80% from the current
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shropshirestar.com –gethampshire.co.uk –Stourbridge News
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10Jul/13

Organ donor declared dead: Wakes up moments before doctors remove her … – Examiner.com


Examiner.com

Organ donor declared dead: Wakes up moments before doctors remove her
Examiner.com
A woman, who was declared dead and whose family agreed to donate her organs, woke up just in time to stop doctors from taking her organs. According to Yahoo News on July 9, 2013, this case is probably not an isolated incident, claims a report from the 
Organ Donation: Brain Dead Patient WakesThe Inquisitr
Think you don’t need an organ donor opt-out card? Think again — the Burns caseRenewAmerica
‘Dead’ patient Colleen Burns wakes amid organ donation at St Joseph’s Hospital Perth Now
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10Jul/13

Antibodies during pregnancy linked to autism – Futurity: Research News


Scientist

Antibodies during pregnancy linked to autism
Futurity: Research News
“The combination of brain and behavioral changes observed in the nonhuman primate offspring exposed to these autism-specific antibodies suggests that this is a very promising avenue of research,” says Melissa Bauman. (Credit: Joelle 
Researchers Identify Specific Fetal Antigens Attacked by Maternal AntibodiesScience Daily (press release)
Mother’s Antibodies May Explain a Quarter of Autism CasesTIME (blog)
Mom’s Antibodies May Cause Some AutismScience AAAS
MedPage Today –Scientist
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