News tagged with organ donation
Britain to outlaw most private organ transplants
Jul 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The British government said Friday that it plans to ban private organ transplants from dead donors to allay fears that prospective recipients can buy their way to the front of the line.
Hospital dramatically increases transplant donations by integrating bereavement and donor services
Jul 30, 2009 |
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A UK hospital that combined its bereavement and donation services saw a forty-fold increase in tissue donations, such as corneas, in just five years, according to research in the August issue of Anaesthesia.
Policies on organ donation after cardiac death vary considerably among children's hospitals
May 12, 2009 |
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Although a large number of children's hospitals have developed or are developing policies regarding organ donation after cardiac death, there is considerable variation among policies, including the criteria for declaring ...
TV news on organ donation says little about need, how to become a donor
Mar 31, 2009 |
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More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant, and an average of 17 die waiting each day, according to University of Illinois communication professor Brian Quick.
'Opt out' system could solve donor organ shortage, says researcher
Oct 31, 2008 |
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A system of presumed consent for organ donation - where people have to opt out of donating their organs when they die - is the best way to tackle a growing waiting list for transplant.
