Archive for August, 2008

What’s Up Newsletter August 20

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Doctors make arm do job of pancreas Experimental treatment offers source of insulin, hope for diabetics

Reporter witnesses the true gift of life

Egypt: Law ends Christian/Muslim organ donation

Healthy Living: Process of donating organ is meticulous, not rushed (Blog)

State plan to pay for organ donors’ funerals (Australia)

Kidney Transplants — Saving Lives vs. Saving Money? (blog post)

AST Endorses Istanbul Declaration to End Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (Press release)

Doctors still debating over organ transplant details

Quebecers on organ donors (Editorial)

Donations of organs on rise (Greece)

DeGeneres, de Rossi wed; Barr goes ballistic; the story of Stanley Gray

A gift of life (South Africa – Editorial)

In infant transplants, speed under scrutiny After 3 babies’ hearts stopped beating, the clock started ticking to harvest organs. Some say a Colorado hospital moved too fast.

Family steps up in live donor transplant One man’s powerful act of kindness and an extraordinary medical team bring a family through a harrowing crisis

Reconsideration of ‘brain death’ criteria could affect ethics of organ donation

Quebec criticized over organ-donor decision Lone holdout in national program; province ‘way ahead of others,’ spokesperson says

Quebec’s transplant stand lacks heart

Transplant program can be improved (Canada – Editorial)

State eases process for donation of organs

Declaration Opposes Transplant Commercialism, Transplant Tourism and Organ Trafficking

GOL Dismisses Rumors of Kidney Trade (Liberia)

Uganda: Body Organs Bank to Be Established

Government could pay for funerals (Australia)

Our View: Save a life with your donor dot (Editorial)

A kidney for his kid

Transplant man Warwick Duncan has thirst for adventure (Australia)

Infant Heart Transplant Controversy Continues

First heart transplants in children following donor cardiac death (yet another take)

When Does An Infant’s Life End? (and another) Doctors Debate When Organs Can Be Donated

Organ Failure (Opinion) Doing battle with the National Kidney Foundation

Organ donor registry a necessity (Canada – Editorial)

B.C. Transplant director lauds national organ registry system (Canada)

Specialist blasts ‘inadequate’ organ donor proposal (Canada)

So many ill waiting, so few organs donated

Utah service gets out the word on organ sharing

Painter brings wall of transplant center to life

With her own life saved, Simone now spreads word on organ donation (Australia – a story on our friend, Simone McMahon)

Top surgeon taught how to resign (Turkey)

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