New Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new transplant method that “reanimates” donor hearts appears safe and effective, a new clinical trial has found — in an advance that could substantially expand the supply of donor hearts available in the Un…
Learn MoreBlood Donors’ Gender Doesn’t Affect Outcomes for Recipients
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether the gender of a blood donor could affect the recipient’s survival was an unanswered question in medicine. Until now.“Some observational studies had suggested female donor blood might be linked with …
Learn MoreDebunking Myths About Organ Donation
SUNDAY, April 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Far more people need an organ transplant than there are organs available.It doesn’t have to be that way.Dr. Johnny Hong, chief of transplantation at Penn State Health’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hers…
Learn MoreTransplant From Deceased Donor With Brain Tumor Appears to Be Safe
MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The risk for cancer transmission in transplants from deceased donors with primary brain tumors is low and long-term transplant outcomes are favorable, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Su…
Learn MoreFeds Propose Overhaul of U.S. Organ Transplant System
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single nonprofit has what amounts to a monopoly over all organ transplants performed in the United States, but the federal government said Wednesday that it plans to change that. The Health Resources and …
Learn MoreUna ley de Massachusetts permitiría a los presos donar órganos a cambio de condenas más cortas
JUEVES, 9 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los legisladores de Massachusetts han propuesto un proyecto de ley que permitiría a los reclusos de las prisiones donar sus órganos o su médula ósea como forma de reducir la duración de su condena.Aunqu…
Learn MoreMassachusetts Bill Would Let Prisoners Donate Organs in Exchange for Shorter Sentence
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Massachusetts legislators have proposed a bill that would allow prison inmates to donate their organs or bone marrow as a way to trim the length of their sentence.While some experts wonder about the ethics of…
Learn MoreMassachusetts Bill Would Let Prisoners Donate Organs in Exchange for Shorter Sentence
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Massachusetts legislators have proposed a bill that would allow prison inmates to donate their organs or bone marrow as a way to trim the length of their sentence.While some experts wonder about the ethics of …
Learn MoreThere May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new way of allocating donor lungs that eliminates geographical restrictions could save more lives, new research suggests.In early 2023, the current U.S. system, which looks for compatible candidates within a …
Learn MoreNeed for Organ Transplants Surges at Big Motorcycle Rallies: Study
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Once a year, giant motorcycle rallies ride into places like Daytona Beach, Fla., and Sturgis, S.D., bringing hundreds of thousands of people, an economic boost — and a wave of crash-related deaths. That mean…
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