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Transplant news, links, and other general medical news -- updated regularly.


Monday, March 31, 2008

 

Rare cancer passed in fatal transplant (Newsday)

Rare cancer passed in fatal transplant (Newsday)
The misdiagnosis of a 15-year-old boy who donated his organs resulted in the deaths of some of the transplant recipients.

 

Presumed consent of organ donation is 'Orwellian' according to Kirk publication (Sunday Herald)

a system of presumed consent for organ donation have "Orwellian" undertones, with the risk of bodies becoming a collection of spare parts according to the Church of Scotland's magazine. [full story]

 

Rebecca Mason earns black belt after donating kidney (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Nine months ago Rebecca Mason was under the knife having a kidney removed to prolong her brother's life. [full story]

 

Kidney donor reaches century mark (Shelbyville Daily Union)

Kidney donor reaches century mark (Shelbyville Daily Union)
By Yadira Betances THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE (NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.) LAWRENCE, Mass. — It appears Massachusetts' oldest organ donor will outlive most of us. Noah Dupont turned 100 Saturday, almost 40 years after donating a kidney to his son Ronald.

 

Cypress Benefit Administrators

Organ Transplant Program: Cypress Benefits > Organ Transplant Program: Comprehensive Transplant Insurance. The Sensible Solution for Rising Catastrophic Transplant Costs [more]

 

Human Atlas: Kidney Transplant

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