17May/13

Organ donor cards hard to implement in China, official says – Reuters


Medical Daily

Organ donor cards hard to implement in China, official says
Reuters
“China has an obvious family hierarchy,” Huang Jiefu, who oversees transplants for the ministry, told a news conference when asked whether China could adopt an organ donor card system as practiced in countries like the United States and Britain. “Every
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17May/13

Hartley Wintney widower who died of liver failure 'lost the will to look after … – Basingstoke Gazette

Hartley Wintney widower who died of liver failure ‘lost the will to look after
Basingstoke Gazette
A WIDOWER, who died of liver failure, started drinking heavily after his wife died, an inquest heard. Charles McMahon, a former plasterer, was found dead at his home in Paddock Court, Hartley Wintney, on February 12. An inquest at Alton Magistrates

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17May/13

Heart failure patients may have high risk of death, re-admission after leaving … – News-Medical.net


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Heart failure patients may have high risk of death, re-admission after leaving
News-Medical.net
Heart attack or heart failure patients may have a high risk of death or re-admission for a month or longer after leaving the hospital, researchers said at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Scientific Sessions 2013. “The
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