Telegraph.co.ukOrgan donation to stranger starts an amazing series of events across 11 US statesBelfast TelegraphBritish surgeons have decreed that transplant chains involving unrelated donors and recipients may only be established where all operations…
organ donor imparts life in her passing – Contra Costa Times
organ donor imparts life in her passingContra Costa TimesBy Eric Kurhi A handwritten note from Erica Horrocks on a card given to her mother Beverly is photographed on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 in Hayward, Calif. Erica Horrocks died two weeks ago at the ag…
Govt releases Rs 3b for uplift projects – Pakistan Observer
Govt releases Rs 3b for uplift projectsPakistan Observer… buildings of the Health, Education departments in the division and the building of the Rescue 1122 in Ahmedpur East, The work on the completion of Cardiology Unit, Kidney Centre and Kidney Tra…
Bone marrow registry launched in Nigeria – The Nation Newspaper
Bone marrow registry launched in NigeriaThe Nation NewspaperOkoye said: “For instance, leukaemia and lymphoma are common blood cancers in Nigeria that can be cured with bone marrow transplantation. Around 1-2 million people suffer from sickle cell di…
Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts … – UC Los Angeles
Combined use of recommended heart failure therapies significantly boosts …UC Los AngelesA UCLA-led study has found that a combination of several key guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure treatment resulted in an improvment of up to 90 per…
Leading article: Time for 'opt-out' organ donation – The Independent
Leading article: Time for 'opt-out' organ donationThe IndependentOver the last week, we have seen a series of dodgy manoeuvres by the government regarding unpaid ret… "The whole idea of climate being one number driven by another number i…
Organ donation – know your loved ones' wishes – Moree Champion
Organ donation – know your loved ones' wishesMoree Champion“I would encourage everyone to have a discussion with their family about organ donation because when someone passes away it is very emotional, and it helps to know you are carrying out th…
Governor signs organ donation bill – MetroWest Daily News
WHDH-TVGovernor signs organ donation billMetroWest Daily NewsDeval Patrick is joined by legislators and advocates while signing Senate bill 2067, 'An Act Relative to a Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.' By Anonymous “We know the critically importa…
Irradiated sterile cornea holds promise – ModernMedicine
Irradiated sterile cornea holds promiseModernMedicineCorneal transplantation is the most successful and the most common form of tissue transplant surgery, Dr. Daoud noted. In the United States, about 50000 corneal transplants are performed, and the sam…
Machine Preservation Significantly Improves Kidney Transplant Survival Over 3 … – Sacramento Bee
Machine Preservation Significantly Improves Kidney Transplant Survival Over 3 …Sacramento BeeMachine perfusion or cold storage in deceased-donor kidney transplantation. N.Eng J Med 2012;366:770-1. 4. Johnston TD, Thacker LR, Jeon H et al. Sensitivity…