Monthly Archives: July 2009

UPMC liver transplant study finds flaws – Pittsburgh Post Gazette


Pittsburgh Post Gazette

UPMC liver transplant study finds flaws
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
... a reversal of fortune," 11 of the 121 recipients became so sick after their initial transplants that they had to get second livers from deceased donors. ...

Living every day to its fullest: Kidney donation gives woman new … – Temple Daily Telegram


Living every day to its fullest: Kidney donation gives woman new ...
Temple Daily Telegram
The organ donor doesn't pay for any of the medical tests leading up to the surgery or the actual transplant surgery, but he or she is responsible for ...

Living kidney donor need is on the rise – eMaxHealth


eMaxHealth

Living kidney donor need is on the rise
eMaxHealth
According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, for example, more than 80000 Americans are waiting for a kidney. Each day thirteen of these individuals ...

False perceptions harm organ donation – U.TV


False perceptions harm organ donation
U.TV
In 1923, Lord Hewitt said that it "is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, it should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be ...

Selling organs: Jewish values vs. market value – New Jersey Jewish Standard


Selling organs: Jewish values vs. market value
New Jersey Jewish Standard
The United States has an opt-in system for organ donation, meaning people have to specify that they want their parts donated after they die. ...

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Private patients in UK or from broad 'cannot have' organs from NHS … – Telegraph.co.uk


Private patients in UK or from broad 'cannot have' organs from NHS ...
Telegraph.co.uk
“We will continue to comply - as we always have done - with the rules relating to liver transplantation.” Last year, 3504 organ transplants were carried out ...

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Woman's co-workers sponsor marrow drive – The Enquirer Journal


Woman's co-workers sponsor marrow drive
The Enquirer Journal
She will need a bone marrow transplant. "Since 2005, she has been through two extreme chemotherapy sessions," said Dorothy Bigham, a co-worker. ...

Private transplants to be banned – BBC News


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Private transplants to be banned
BBC News
Elisabeth Buggins, former chairwoman of the Organ Donation Taskforce, carried out an inquiry after allegations in a number of newspapers that organs from ...
Private patients in UK or from broad 'cannot have' organs from NHS ...Telegraph.co.uk
FOREIGN FAT CATS NHS ORGANS BANMirror.co.uk
Private transplants ban consideredThe Press Association

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Only transplant can save baby's life – The National


Only transplant can save baby's life
The National
But they also immediately faced an uphill battle to find the therapy that might save Mohammad, now nine months old: a bone marrow transplant. ...

Total Artificial Heart Patient 3rd in the World to Receive Dual … – Advertiser Talk


Advertiser Talk

Total Artificial Heart Patient 3rd in the World to Receive Dual ...
Advertiser Talk
Six hours later, Besen underwent a second transplant surgery, this time for a kidney. “To the best of my knowledge, I think there are only two other people ...

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