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Pakistani doctor transplants hope to millions for free
Camped on the baking concrete outside a gleaming transplant centre, Karachi's sick have come from miles around in desperate hope for a last chance at life.
Nov 17, 2016
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Film and television often provide misleading information on brain death
Neurologists who examined how brain death and organ donation are portrayed in film and television found that only a small fraction of productions provide the public with a complete and accurate understanding of brain death. ...
Sep 19, 2016
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Cardiology
These three criteria quickly identify cardiac arrest patients with zero chance of survival
Three objective criteria can be used to quickly identify patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) who have zero chance of survival and can therefore be considered for organ donation. Using data from two registries ...
Sep 12, 2016
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Greece: Blood donations curbed after malaria cases reported
Greece's health ministry says blood donations have been suspended at hospitals in several parts of the country following a spike in cases of malaria, linked to a high number of migrants traveling through the country.
Aug 22, 2016
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FDA: No Miami-area blood donations during Zika investigation (Update)
Federal authorities have told blood centers in two Florida counties to suspend collections amid investigations into four mysterious cases of Zika infection that may be the first spread by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland.
Jul 28, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Why the FDA should lift the blood donation ban on sexually active gay men
On June 12, following the mass shooting at Pulse, a gay dance club in Orlando, Florida, sexually active gay men were denied the chance to donate blood to members of their community, because of the FDA's arbitrary and unnecessary ...
Jun 14, 2016
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Donor organ recovery at standalone facility increases suitable organs for transplant
Transplant surgeons report that obtaining organs from deceased organ donors costs much less and leads to a higher number of transplantable organs recovered when brain-dead donors are moved from the hospital to an independent, ...
Mar 1, 2016
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Studies address long-term health of living kidney donors
While it's important to monitor the health of recipients following kidney transplantation, it's equally important to assess the ongoing health of living donors who have generously given up an organ. Several studies that will ...
Nov 7, 2015
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Studies assess racial disparities associated with living kidney donation
New research uncovers racial disparities in rates of living kidney donation and complications after donation. The findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2015 Nov. 3-8 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, ...
Nov 6, 2015
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Study's findings could help expand the donor pool for liver transplantation
Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD), in which transplant organs are taken from donors after ay period of no blood circulation or oxygenation, is often considered inferior to donation after brain death, in which circulation ...
Sep 8, 2015
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