More than 103,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Nearly 60% of people on transplant waiting lists come from minority communities.
Jan 5, 2024
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(HealthDay)—In a North American first, an anonymous living liver donation led to a rare paired living liver donor exchange in Canada last summer that saved the lives of two people with failing livers.
Apr 17, 2019
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Results from a large study of volunteer blood donors in Martinique during the 2016 Zika virus outbreak - which according to state health authorities affected 568 pregnant women - are now in. They provide a precise follow-up ...
Feb 15, 2017
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Far more people are willing to donate their eyes to research than actually are registered to donate, according to a study led by a Michigan State University student.
Jul 12, 2013
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With an ever-ageing female patient population, egg donation is an increasingly common treatment in infertility. ESHRE's own annual reports on fertility treatments in Europe show a rise in egg donation cycles from 15,028 in ...
Jul 1, 2014
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Blood donation is a vital therapy for a number of life threatening conditions. South Africa needs around 810,000 units of blood every year. People needing blood transfusions include accident victims, those with anemia and ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Despite emerging evidence of a decline in sperm quality with increasing age, an analysis of every first fertility treatment cycle performed in the UK using sperm donation shows that outcome in terms of live birth is not affected ...
Jun 30, 2014
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Researchers say there should be an international data base containing the very latest information about organ donations and transplants so policy makers can make informed decisions on whether to adopt an opt-out or opt-in ...
Sep 24, 2014
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As many as three quarters of advanced ovarian cancer patients appeared to respond to a new two-step immunotherapy approach—including one patient who achieved complete remission—according research from the Perelman School ...
Apr 6, 2013
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Just a few years ago, China was persona non grata in the transplantation world over its use of organs from executed inmates, some of them prisoners of conscience.
Jul 6, 2018
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