A RADICAL move to save around 700 lives a year by boosting the number of organ transplants is unveiled today. Anyone in the UK who does not want to donate their organs when they die will have to “opt out” within the next two years.
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Doctors free to take organs unless you deliberately opt out
If not, it will be assumed they are a willing organ donor. The move has been welcomed by experts who warn of a desperate shortage of organ donors. But critics say that the change risks leaving patients confused, and research suggests that an opt out scheme may not actually increase the number of donated organs. […]
A Robot That Tugs on Pig Organs Could Save Human Babies
Researchers detail how an implantable robot could tug on organs to lengthen them, a potential treatment for two traumatic childhood disorders. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a55675e58ef3a10d30786f2/master/pass/pigs-87397515.jpg
Organs found at Detroit water treatment plant
Published time: 18 Dec, 2017 23:41 Police were called twice to a water treatment plant in Detroit after staffers found possibly human organs in an area that filters debris from the waste water. The organs will now undergo weeks of testing. The first call to police came Friday when staffers found a possible organ at […]
Surgeon admits burning his initials on patients’ organs
Published time: 14 Dec, 2017 03:24 A surgeon who left his initials on his patients’ livers has pled guilty to two charges of assault by beating. Simon Bramhall, a liver, spleen and pancreas surgeon, carried out the branding in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham in 2013. He used an argon beam, a device used […]
Can Made-to-Order Organs Revive This Former Mill Town?
Ever since the early 19th century, when Derryfield renamed itself Manchester after the English manufacturing capital of the world, the industrial aims of this New Hampshire city have been clear. Those ambitions were pressed by its business class, from Samuel Blodget, a lumber tycoon who built a canal to harness the power of nearby waterfalls, […]
Fatty liver disease: Complex condition can also damage other organs
NON-ALCOHOLIC fatty liver disease is a condition usually seen in people who are obese or overweight. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Ontario mom mourning her daughter shocked to find she could overrule her wish to donate organs
An Ontario mother who lost her daughter in a car accident over a week ago is seeking changes to this province’s organ donation rules. She says she was asked if she wished to reverse her daughter’s registration as a donor while in hospital. CBC | Health News
Woman battling jelly belly: I had 10 organs removed
DIAGNOSIS of her “tummy bug” was a life-changing shock for Louise Holmes. Daily Express :: Health Feed
ISS will carry artificial organs in hope of medical breakthrough
In the near future, the International Space Station (ISS) will serve as home to five organs-on-chips research experiments. Each one will tackle a different issue, but all of them are expected to shed light on the effects of microgravity on the human body and could lead to better treatments and drugs without the need for […]
