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organ donors' expenses at center of ethics debate
USA Today In 2007, 22049 of the 28360 organ transplants were from deceased donors, according the United Network for Organ Sharing. Ethical concerns are being raised. Helping people with funeral expenses "crosses over into helping bribe them," says Arthur Caplan, … |
With three calls, organ registry has busy day – Times of India
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With three calls, organ registry has busy day
Times of India, India CHENNAI: It was one of busiest days at the Central Organ Registry the nodal agency working from the Government General Hospital to network hospitals for cadaver organ transplants. It had received calls from three hospitals with offers from relatives of … |
Woman accused in kidney racket gets bail – Indopia
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Woman accused in kidney racket gets bail
Indopia, India – Jan 27, 2009 Ambala , Jan 27 A local designated court today granted bail to a nurse on humanitarian ground while rejecting the bail plea of five others accused in the … |
PGI opens registration for lung-transplant hopefuls – Indian Express
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PGI opens registration for lung–transplant hopefuls
Indian Express, India – Jan 24, 2009 Chandigarh: With an aim to become a pioneer institute in the country to carry out heart lung or lobar lung transplantation, the PGI is registering patients … |
First successful cadaveric transplant performed – Times of India
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First successful cadaveric transplant performed
Times of India, India – Jan 23, 2009 Doctors say it was the first successful cadaveric heart transplantation in Karnataka. Prakash suffered from a severe cardiac disease and was unable to walk. … |
Organ donation bid surpasses target – The Press Association
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Organ donation bid surpasses target
The Press Association – Jan 21, 2009 A call to double the number of people on the organ donor register to 16 million has been achieved a year early, figures showed. More than one in four (26%) … Organ donor targets reached but shortage remains InTheNews.co.uk Organ donor register target met ahead of schedule Nursing Times Organ donors needed to 'save lives' Radio 1 Mirror.co.uk – Evening Post all 327 news articles |
Hand Transplantation Marks Historical 10-Year Milestone – PR Newswire (press release)
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Hand Transplantation Marks Historical 10-Year Milestone
PR Newswire (press release), NY – Jan 21, 2009 The procedure, also called composite tissue allotransplantation, criticized by some in the hand surgery community and lauded by others in the world of organ … |
Kidney Transplants Seem Safe for HIV-Positive Patients – MedPage Today
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Kidney Transplants Seem Safe for HIV-Positive Patients
MedPage Today, NJ – Jan 21, 2009 Moreover, keeping cold ischemic time to less than 16 hours, using live donors, and avoiding organs from hypertensive donors appeared likely to improve graft … Kidney Transplant Survival Can Be Long-term For People With HIV Science Daily (press release) all 45 news articles |
Parents donate their 11-year-old son's organs – Detroit Free Press
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Parents donate their 11-year-old son's organs
Detroit Free Press, United States – Jan 1, 2009 Golden and her family decided to share their story to make others aware of the possibilities of organ donation. Her son's organs and tissue will help up to … |
New machine improves donor kidneys – The Press Association
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New machine improves donor kidneys
The Press Association – Dec 31, 2008 Machine preservation significantly reduced the risk of delayed organ function, the scientists reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. … Video: Kidney Transplant Breakthrough CBS Building a Better Kidney Transplant TIME Special Hyperthermia Machine Improves Kidney Transplant Odds HealthNews PR Newswire (press release) – Washington Post all 81 news articles |