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Group Proposes Organ Donors Be Compensated
News Channel 8, DC For deceased donors, the foundation suggests covering funeral costs for the donor's family. "We think there is enough money being spent in the system right now to cover all of these things. For instance, dialysis costs $71000 a year. … |
Cornea Transplants Restored Sight To 600 Missourians – eMaxHealth.com
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Cornea Transplants Restored Sight To 600 Missourians
eMaxHealth.com, NC Eyesight was restored last year to 640 Missourians who received cornea transplants made possible through eye tissue donation. “Cornea transplants significantly improve the quality of life for hundreds of Missourians every year,” said Margaret Donnelly, … |
Immune system 'atlas' will speed detection of kidney transplant … – The Virtual Medical Centre
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Immune system 'atlas' will speed detection of kidney transplant …
The Virtual Medical Centre, Australia Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital have devised a new way to decode the immune signals that cause slow, chronic rejection of all transplanted kidneys. They’ve created an immune-system “atlas” … |
Couple scarred in Egytian illegal organ trade – China Daily
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Couple scarred in Egytian illegal organ trade
China Daily, China … allows deceased donations, limiting the need for living donors. Past attempts at legislation have failed partly because of religious and cultural resistance to taking organs from the dead, though many other Muslim countries allow deceased donation. |
First Reported Case In The World: 7-Year-Old Girl Has Six Organs … – Science Daily (press release)
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First Reported Case In The World: 7-Year-Old Girl Has Six Organs …
Science Daily (press release) In addition, he helped pioneer a procedure called APOLT (auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation) that resuscitates a failing liver by attaching a partial donor liver, making lifelong immunosuppressant drugs unnecessary; and the first … |
Brain-dead Indian saves nine Saudi lives – Press Trust of India
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Brain-dead Indian saves nine Saudi lives
Press Trust of India, India "May Allah reward him," he added. Yaser Katto'ah, organ transplant coordinator at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, said the operation of the woman had been threatened with cancellation but fortunately it was successful. PTI. Brain-dead Indian saves nine Saudi lives New Straits Times all 6 news articles |
Nephrologists mark World Kidney Day – Cebu Daily News
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Nephrologists mark World Kidney Day
Cebu Daily News, Philippines The International Society of Nephrology, Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN) and Philippine Society of Nephrology in Central Visayas (PSNCEV) marked the celebration of “World Kidney Day 2009” on March 12 with the theme “Amazing Kidneys. … |
Kidney donation starts a chain of 'pay it forward' – Omaha World-Herald
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Kidney donation starts a chain of 'pay it forward'
Omaha World-Herald, NE "We've got a couple more in the works," said Dr. R. Brian Stevens, director of kidney-pancreas transplantation at the medical center. Stevens said transplant centers need to be inventive because there is a tremendous shortage of kidneys and other … |
Early diagnosis can ward off kidney disease – Times of India
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Early diagnosis can ward off kidney disease
Times of India, India "Specialized treatment is still a distant dream for the poor, who are deprived of transplantation facility and dialysis due to lack of affordability. We are still busy controlling maternal and infant mortality, so private hospitals have the dual … |
Walkathons, camps mark World Kidney Day – Times of India
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Walkathons, camps mark World Kidney Day
Times of India, India Bangalore : A walkathon and free camps were organized, and dialysis units were launched by organizations and hospitals across the city on Thursday, World Kidney Day. Medical experts interacted with the public and explained ways to prevent kidney … Early diagnosis can ward off kidney disease Times of India all 2 news articles |