USA TODAYFive myths about organ donation in AustraliaSBSPresumed consent legislation can be indicative of many things, including the willingness of a country's citizens to accept brain death and organ donation as a normal part of dying and to accep…
Israeli joins Kentucky surgeons in transplant surgery – Jerusalem Post
Israeli joins Kentucky surgeons in transplant surgeryJerusalem PostSurgeons consider attaching an arm from a deceased donor the most challenging type of hand transplant surgery. The recipient was 56-year-old Ronald Thurman, a farmer from Indiana whose …
Alberta organ donation rates – Calgary Herald (blog)
Alberta organ donation ratesCalgary Herald (blog)Recently, I had the chance to talk to Calgarian Kyshon Jack for a story on organ donation. The 31-year-old married father of three children was diagnosed with kidney failure almost two years ago. Like th…
Organ Transplants: A Brief History – History
HistoryOrgan Transplants: A Brief HistoryHistoryHe found that skin from a different donor usually caused the procedure to fail, observing the immune response that his successors would come to recognize as transplant rejection. European doctors attempte…
Organ donation set for 2nd girl in LA drowning – Sacramento Bee
Organ donation set for 2nd girl in LA drowningSacramento BeeAP LOS ANGELES — A 5-year-old girl whose mother is charged with drowning her sister and trying to kill her remained hospitalized on life support Tuesday morning until her organs can be harves…
Large NY urology group practice partners with Mount Sinai – ModernMedicine
Large NY urology group practice partners with Mount SinaiModernMedicineUnder the new affiliation with Mount Sinai, IMP patients who require tertiary or quaternary care procedures, including cystectomy or nephrectomy, complex renal and robotic surgeries…
Pigs As Organ Donors? Maybe Someday – RTT News
RTT NewsPigs As Organ Donors? Maybe SomedayRTT NewsTransplantation of organs from genetically modified pigs into non-human primates is now not substantially limited by hyperacute, acute antibody-mediated, or cellular rejection, but other issues have be…
ViroPharma Reports Encouraging Data – Zacks.com
ViroPharma Reports Encouraging DataZacks.com… dosed with Plenadren once daily experienced a better circadian-based serum cortisol profile, lower body weight, lower blood pressure, and improved glucose metabolism, compared to treatment with immediate …
Pigs As Organ Donors? Maybe Someday – NASDAQ
Pigs As Organ Donors? Maybe SomedayNASDAQAlthough immunological challenges and other barriers associated with xenotransplantation need to be overcome, the results of preclinical transplantation of pig cells—eg, islets, neuronal cells, hepatocyte…
New program to boost organ donation – Arab News
New program to boost organ donationArab NewsHe noted some 2 million donors have registered their consent for organ donation. However, he pointed out that their families also should cooperate with the authorities to harvest the organs from live or cadav…