New research reveals that transplantation of partial livers from deceased adult and teen donors has become less risky for infants and young children, helping to save these young lives.
Findings published online in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of...
A single genetic variant in kidney donors' cells may help determine whether their transplanted organs will survive long term, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings provide new information that might be used...
There is an urgent need to increase the number of organ donors from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups in countries with a strong tradition of immigration, such as the UK, USA, Canada and the Netherlands, in order to tackle inequalities in access and waiting times. That is the key finding of...
Many heart patients in India are too poor to afford pacemakers. But a study has found that removing pacemakers from deceased Americans, resterilizing the devices and implanting them in Indian patients "is very safe and effective." Dr. Gaurav Kulkarni of Loyola University Medical Center is a...
Kidney transplant from a living donor, besides of being the best option for young people and those affected by particular conditions, results in increased organ survival and solves in part the organ shortage afflicting Spain since the mid-90 despite the high rate of cadaveric donation. According...
Memorial Blood Centers today issued a critical alert for donations from Type O negative blood donors. There is also an urgent need for Type A negative blood donors to make a donation during this holiday season. The need for blood is constant, with someone requiring blood every two seconds...
Since the launch of the endMS capital campaign two years ago, donors from across the country have contributed more than $49.2 million to fund MS research activities and establish the endMS Research and Training Network, a nationwide initiative formed to accelerate discovery in Canadian MS...
New York Blood Center (NYBC), serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and New Jersey, calls upon our communities to please donate blood and platelets, as the East Coast braces for Hurricane Earl. While donations from Rh-negative types are especially...
Groups on all sides of the political spectrum are running full-tilt at candidates and health issues in advance of the November elections. Politico: Organized labor is "still smarting" from Ohio Democratic Rep. Zack Space's opposition to the health reform bill. A "coalition of Ohio...
Me and my fiancee are a lesbian couple wanting a few more children. We are hoping to get pregnant at the same time, and we don't want to go to a sperm bank. Anybody have any ideas of where we could find a donor or any ideas other than a sperm bank?
...one person escaped...? ...by surgical decapitation
I believe the main character suffered amnesia from the collar removal procedure. Seems like I remember a film about explosive collars that may have rough similarities but not the organ donor component.
Minority organ donations have more than doubled since the institution of grassroots awareness and education programs, according to a new retrospective study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. In 2010, the percentage of minority donors is expected to...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second test to screen blood, tissue and organ donors for a blood-borne parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), that causes Chagas disease, a serious and potentially fatal parasitic infection. The test, called Abbott Prism Chagas [Trypanosoma...
Donors at a conference Wednesday pledged to provide Haiti with $5.3 billion over the next 18 months to help the country rebuild after the January earthquake, the Wall Street Journal reports (Rhoads/Lauria, 3/31). "The amount exceeded by more than $1 billion the goal set ahead of a conference...
"Women who donate eggs for use with in-vitro techniques aren't supposed to be compensated more than $10,000 ... according to guidelines from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine," The Wall Street Journal reports. The Journal reports that a new study "from the Hastings Center, a...
At a meeting in Montreal, Canada, on Monday, international donors noted concerns, but agreed to a 10-year reconstruction plan to rebuild Haiti, the New York Times reports. "Given Haiti's long history of mismanagement of funds, international donors were hesitant to write a blank check. And...
At a meeting in Montreal, Canada, on Monday, international donors noted concerns, but agreed to a 10-year reconstruction plan to rebuild Haiti, the New York Times reports. "Given Haiti's long history of mismanagement of funds, international donors were hesitant to write a blank check. And...
At a meeting in Montreal, Canada, on Monday, international donors noted concerns, but agreed to a 10-year reconstruction plan to rebuild Haiti, the New York Times reports. "Given Haiti's long history of mismanagement of funds, international donors were hesitant to write a blank check. And...
At a meeting in Montreal, Canada, on Monday, international donors noted concerns, but agreed to a 10-year reconstruction plan to rebuild Haiti, the New York Times reports. "Given Haiti's long history of mismanagement of funds, international donors were hesitant to write a blank check. And...
At a meeting in Montreal, Canada, on Monday, international donors noted concerns, but agreed to a 10-year reconstruction plan to rebuild Haiti, the New York Times reports. "Given Haiti's long history of mismanagement of funds, international donors were hesitant to write a blank check. And...