MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'donor'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:38 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883509&cid=t_211470_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F05%2Funiversity-pittsburgh-medical-center-reprimands-tranplant-surgeon-nurse%2F The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has demoted a transplant surgeon and suspended a nurse associated with the transplant program after apparent mistakes were made at the center concerning the recovery of an organ from a live kidney donor. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883509 Sun, 29 May 2011 16:05:20 +0100 4883509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828785&cid=t_211470_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fdonor-kidney-procurement%2F Correctly procured cadaveric kidneys to be used for transplantation should be prepared using the following tenets; 1. A patch of aorta should be included to avoid having to directly handle or cannulate the renal artery 2. The ureter should have maximum length and should not be “stripped” of surrrounding tissue (thus jeopardizing the segmental blood supply) 3. Excess perinephric fat should be trimmed by the procuring surgeon 4. Biopsy performed (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828785 Tue, 17 May 2011 06:00:16 +0100 4828785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758708&cid=t_211470_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F27%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2011-vol-305-no-6%2F This article evaluates and examines the eligibility of live kidney donors and their short- and long-term risks are discussed. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online, alternatively contact the Library for a copy. Filed under: Athens Password, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Donor Selection, Ethics, Informed Consent, Kidney Failure, Organ Donation, Organ Transplantation, Patient Safety, Surgical Procedures (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758708 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:43:11 +0100 4758708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605772&cid=t_211470_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fkidney-recipient-contracts-hiv-donor-unsafe-sex%2F A patient who received a kidney transplant from a living donor has tested positive for HIV after the donor engaged in unprotected sex immediately before donating a kidney. The donor had been screened ten weeks before but did not refrain from risky behavior. Dr. Elizabeth Donegan comments. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605772 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:53:57 +0100 4605772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4436810&cid=t_211470_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fanother-malpani-infertility-clinic-baby.html (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4436810 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:49:00 +0100 4436810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179321&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpregnancy-after-45-a-high-risk-dilemma%2F2010.11.18 As more older women attempt to beat the biological clock and conceive, they are at greater risk for developing birth-related complications. For women over 45, there is less than a 1 percent chance of getting pregnant using their own eggs. Successful pregnancy for women over 45 is nearly always the result of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and the use of an egg donor. Researchers at Tel Aviv University reviewed birth records from 2000 to 2008, specifically looking at the records of 177 women who gave birth at the age of 45 and beyond. The majority of the women had IVF and received donor eggs, and 80 percent of the babies were delivered via cesarean section (C-section). Despite their celebrity, Kelly Presley (age 47), Celine Dion (age 42), and Mariah Carey (age 40), are older pregnant women ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179321 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:00:27 +0100 4179321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172041&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCr7lxjibcXo%2F By Brandon ArnoldI have an op-ed in Politico Wednesday about “earmark donor states.” It’s a term I invented to highlight a rarely discussed side of earmarking: public choice economics. As public choice theory would predict, the earmarking process operates under a system of concentrated benefits and diffuse costs.  Based on an analysis of 2009 data, 16 states receive a disproportionately large percentage of the earmark pie and can be labeled “earmark beneficiary” states. The other 34 states and the District of Columbia are “earmark donors,” as they receive fewer earmark dollars than they proportionally should. To determine which states win and lose in the earmarking game, I looked at the share of taxes each state sends to Washington and compared it to the share of earmarks th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172041 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:05:34 +0100 4172041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4162895&cid=t_211470_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fbrian-lindenberg-encouraging-marrow-donors-honor-pledges%2F Brian Lindenberg recently lost his wife to leukemia – a heartbreaking event made worse by the fact that four times they were told there was a bone marrow donor match only to have the donor change their mind and back out. He is developing a program to increase the number of people who honor their commitments when they join a donor list. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4162895 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:32:16 +0100 4162895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3911639&cid=t_211470_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fdr-brian-dunkin-studies-vagina-remove-donor-kidney-transplant%2F Transplant surgeon Dr. Brian Dunkin of Methodist Hospital in Houston is readying a study investigating using the vagina to remove a donor kidney instead of the 3-4 inch incision needed currently. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3911639 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:49:38 +0100 3911639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876735&cid=t_211470_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fusing-donor-sperm.html Open publication - Free publishing - More infertility (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876735 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:07:00 +0100 3876735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3866940&cid=t_211470_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fliver-donor-ryan-arnold-dies-donating-brother%2F Ryan Arnold donated a part of his liver to his brother and now has died, four days after the procedure was performed at the University of Colorado Hospital. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3866940 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:21:53 +0100 3866940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3833484&cid=t_211470_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fivf-donor-eggs-donor-sperm-and-donor.html Open publication - Free publishing - More infertility (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3833484 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:59:00 +0100 3833484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3679819&cid=t_211470_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fhindustan-times-special-surrogacy-not.html This is great news ! This will allow good IVF clinics to offer surrogacy ethically within a legal framework - and hopefully will help to protect infertile couples ( the intended parents) and the surrogate as well ! read more... (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3679819 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:58:00 +0100 3679819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370403&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D437 As we know, finding a match for a bone marrow transplant is so difficult, and this is particularly heart-wrenching when the recipient in need is a child.  Here’s a story of an 11-year old boy suffering from a relapse in his leukemia, and who has just received a cord blood transplant when a match was found while he was waiting for a bone marrow match.  The family is watching his recovery and hoping the cord blood match will restore their son’s health. Read more. (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370403 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:10:06 +0100 3370403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346449&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D432 You gotta see this.  It’s charming and compelling.  It’s great when celebs chime in to encourage us to do the right thing. We wrote about BeTheMatch.org a few weeks back.  It’s a drive to get people to register to donate their bone marrow if they are a match with an ill person.  There’s a big campaign going on in the New York area to drive donors. Shaq’s YouTube clip spreads the word! See it here: http://www.tonic.com/article/shaquille-oneal-be-the-match-bone-marrow-donor-campaign/ (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346449 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:45:42 +0100 3346449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251181&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8293 While it is laudable to place incentives for organ donation, one wonders if 42 days unrecorded leave for civil servants is rather excessive. It seems like a classic “give an inch and they’ll ask for a mile” when Cuepacs thinks 42 days is not enough, and is asking for 60 days. What about employees in the private sector? Are civil servants so special they need 42 days leave? There is the caveat “as long as deemed necessary by a specialist” but I think this is a flexible discretion which can be used/abused to take advantage of the maximum allowed leave. Somehow I think we aren’t going to see a flood of civil servants volunteering their kidneys or whatever so I guess this is just a moot discussion. But I suggest the powers that be spell out more specific cri... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251181 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3251181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3137557&cid=t_211470_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F2bHX7kRu2G4%2F Talking about organ donation usually brings to mind donating your heart, kidneys, and other commonly discussed organs, but did you realize that by donating your brain, you could help advance research in many diseases, including Parkinson’s disease? The Parkinson’s Disease Society has put out an appeal for people to donate their brains after death for research purposes. Although all brains are helpful, younger people with Parkinson’s are particularly encouraged to donate, so researchers may learn more about how the disease may come on early, as it did with actor Michael J. Fox. The United Kingdom isn’t the only place that can use an increase in organ donations for research; other countries have the same problem of not having enough material with which to work. Unfort... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3137557 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:50:25 +0100 3137557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2757856&cid=t_211470_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FhclO_VTU_VU%2F The idea of someone selling their organs on the black market seems like something right out of a movie, doesn’t it? After all, shows like Nip/Tuck have made black market organs a regular storyline on their show. It’s hard to believe but a new CNN report says that this happens more frequently than you might think. A recent article stated that “somewhere between 1,500 and 2,000 transplants in the United States might fall in the categorization of being illegal.” Just what you want to hear when you need an organ, right? The story also describes one man’s story who answered an ad in the paper asking for a kidney donor. The man had his operation at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and received $20,000 for his kidney. It goes without saying that if you suspe... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2757856 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:50 +0100 2757856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751889&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_RWp3JrdUNg%2F I know, it’s a bit of a dog-bites-man headline, but bear with me. A new study by a Rutgers University ed. professor purports to tell us about “Private Schooling in the U.S.: Expenditures, Supply, and Policy Implications.” The trouble is, the study presents no data that are representative of private schooling in the U.S. Author and ed school professor Bruce Baker analyzed per pupil expenditures of private schools that had registered with Guidestar.org. Based on its mission statement, Guidestar is a service brings together charities seeking donations with would-be donors, in an effort to encourage philanthropy. Only a fraction of the nation’s private schools participate, and they are self-selected into that group. It is reasonable to think that the schools that self-se... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2751889 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:36:34 +0100 2751889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458185&cid=t_211470_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FooF6HNq4jHA%2F Finding a match for bone marrow is a difficult task (Bone marrow transplants - would you be a donor?) And, for certain groups of people, it’s harder than difficult - it’s nearly impossible. Lucas Blake is an 8-year-old boy who has Fanconi anemia, a disease that will eventually kill him if he doesn’t receive a successful bone marrow or stem cell transplant. What makes his case particularly difficult is he is of mixed race heritage: his father is of Jamaican heritage and his mother of Portugese. Rather than writing the story all over, I invite you to read about Lucas and his family, and their search for a bone marrow match. At the end of the article is information for people who want to get tested to see if they may be a match for him or anyone else who needs bone marrow: M... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458185 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:12:35 +0100 2458185 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447440&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FwCGv6_l91iM%2F The following guest post is from Alison McCauley, Internet and Social Media Associate at Amplify Public Affairs. The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) recently stepped up its donor recruitment efforts with two key changes: (1) Renaming its donor registry, and (2) Expanding its online outreach efforts with social media tools. The NMDP donor registry, newly renamed Be The Match (BeTheMatch.org), has a Facebook cause, a YouTube channel, a MySpace profile and group, and it has presences on BlackPlanet, Plaxo, and LinkedIn. The Be The Match website is engaging, it encourages communication among site users, and it facilitates the organization of donor drives, fundraising, and other events.  It even has its own social network - LifeJourneys Transplant Community.  Members, called Champions,... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447440 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:00:04 +0100 2447440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2357450&cid=t_211470_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F9HlbLlYHYBg%2F Since such a large number of people don’t sign organ donation cards or place themselves on a registry, healthcare personnel find themselves in the position of having to ask shocked and grieving families about their wishes. This is a difficult task for people who aren’t trained or well-prepared for the role. According to a press release issued by the BMJ , A recent audit of 341 deaths in intensive care units in the UK revealed that 41% of relatives of potential donors denied consent. In an interview study a third of relatives who had refused donation said that they would not refuse again, whereas only a few of people who had given consent regretted their decision. The authors of the study review looked at 20 were looking to see if they could find specific factors that affected h... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2357450 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:16:21 +0100 2357450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349140&cid=t_211470_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fgood-oral-health-contributes-to-successful-organ-transplants%2F April is Organ Donor Awareness Month. Twenty-five thousand organ transplants are performed in the US annually. Drugs like immunosuppressants and anti-rejection medications are prescribed to promote acceptance of transplanted organs. These drugs compromise a patient’s immune system. Good oral health, as we know, contributes to overall health and a strong immune system. Therefore, for organ transplant patients, oral health should be a primary concern prior to and following surgery. In children, particularly, poor oral health and oral health problems (caries, gum disease, hypoplasia or hypomineralization) and/or improper tooth development can be a factor in organ rejection. A recent article at MedicalNewsToday.com states, “Ultimately, prevention holds the key to a successful transplantat... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349140 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:02:05 +0100 2349140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313769&cid=t_211470_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fpo8OiLWZKiI%2F Many times, if you ask someone why they won’t agree to be an organ donor, you learn from them that their main reason is really not a reason: it’s a myth. Why myths are perpetuated is likely through fear. You hear something that frightens you and you pass it on. Some people don’t believe it and others do and will pass it on some more. But what are the myths about organ donation? 1-  I’m too young, not yet 18, so I can’t consent. While you are too young to sign consent to be an organ donor, if you’ve discussed this with your parents or guardians, they may make that decision for you. Infants have been donors. 2-  I’m too old to donate. There’s virtually no age limit as to when you have to stop considering yourself to be an organ donor. There i... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313769 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:43:28 +0100 2313769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167639&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D6100 It is indeed an amazing first ever operation for kidney donation - using “natural opening surgery techniques”. CNN reports Although the procedure has been previously done to extract cancerous and nonfunctioning kidneys that threatened a patient’s health, the January 29 surgery was the first time it was done for donation purposes, the center said in a news release issued Monday. “The kidney was successfully removed and transplanted into the donor’s niece, and both patients are doing fine,” Dr. Robert Montgomery, chief of transplant surgery at Johns Hopkins, said in the release. The surgery is considered less invasive and could pave the way for an increase in organ donations, it added. “Removing the kidney through a natural opening should hasten th... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167639 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2167639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2137479&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2Fdevastating-critique-of-heart-death.html The attempt to increase the organ donation pool has led to an increased use in "heart death" procurement protocols, known as "non heart-beating cadaver donors." Under what has been called the Pittsburgh Protocol, obtaining organs via this method involves, 1) Planned removal of ICU-type life support; 2) Waiting for full cardiac arrest; 3) A time interval, generally 2-5 minutes. 4) Declaration of Death; and, 5) Organ procurement from the cadaver. Death is declared on the basis that there has been an "irreversible" loss of cardio/pulmonary function. (This is known as Donation after Cardiac Death, or DCD.)There have been problems reported. For example, too short wait--only 75 seconds--between cardiac arrest and procurement, as well as ethical violations of failing to keep the medical team and ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2137479 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:22:00 +0100 2137479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2137541&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2009%2F01%2F27%2Fcraigslist-for-kidneys%2F Craigslist is used by thousands of people to search for cars, jobs, furniture, electronics, etc. Some, according to this ABC article, are even using Craigslist to look for a kidney. There are people looking for a kidney… Are you A or O blood type? Nun -Sister Theresa in need of a kidney! And people wanting to give their kidney away… I want to donate my kidney. Blood: A+ And as usual, there are those who just don’t know when to stop. best of craigslist : I will give you a KIDNEY for 2 OBAMA Tickets for tonights speech! via kwout I wonder what this person would have done if someone really had fronted up with the tickets and said ‘okay, the tickets for a kidney’. Tags: craigslist and kidneys, kidney donation, kidney donors, looking for kidney donor... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2137541 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:31:44 +0100 2137541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513518&cid=t_211470_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2FDjKajg4WYPI%2Fivf-alternative.html The tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center perform tubal surgery as an alternative to in vitro fertilization (IVF) for treating infertility as well as for reversing sterilization. The advantages of tubal surgery compared with IVF are its higher pregnancy rate, lower cost, and the ability to become pregnant naturally and more than one time if so desired. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513518 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:20:30 +0100 2513518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1853550&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2Fkilling-for-organs-msm-begins-to-notice.html I have been warning here at SHS and in my other writings, that some bioethicists and organ transplant physicians want societal license to kill patients for their organs. Now, thanks to Will Saletan writing in the Washington Post, the MSM is finally noticing. From Saletan's column:Robert Truog, an ethicist who supports the Denver protocol, says this redefinition of death has gone too far. Let's accept that we're taking organs from living people and causing death in the process, he argues. This is ethical as long as the patient has "devastating neurologic injury" and has provided, through advance directive or a surrogate, informed consent to be terminated this way. We already let surrogates authorize removal of life support, he notes. Why not treat donations similarly? Traditional safeguards... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1853550 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:32:00 +0100 1853550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1742795&cid=t_211470_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F378398308%2F Organs are next: A study published early online in Blood showed for the first time how functional oxygen-carrying erythrocytes can be generated from human embryonic stem cells in large quantities. The technique seems to be an important first step towards producing an unlimited supply of disease-free blood. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmedicineandman.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F08%2F29%2Fartificial-blood%2F'; addthis_title = 'Artificial+Blood'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: Medicine and Man) Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1742795 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:25:38 +0100 1742795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1713835&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F08%2Fkilling-for-organs-more-on-attempt-to.html Last week I posted two criticisms of the NEJM article advocating the dismantling of the dead donor rule (here and here) that requires death before the taking of vital organs. I got some backstage blowback that I painted with too broad a brush about the kind of support such proposals have within bioethics. I don't think I did that, given that the attempt to kill the dead donor rule is being mounted in the most Establishment medical and bioethics journals by some of the most respected thinkers in their fields, but there is no question that "killing for organs" is far from the unanimous view--for example Art Caplan's good work in this area--a point that I could perhaps have made more clear. (The URL for the NEJM article is also now available, which can be accessed here.)Still, it seems to me ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1713835 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:11:00 +0100 1713835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1708866&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F08%2Fkilling-dead-donor-rule-why-should-we.html This is Part 2 of my deconstruction of an article in the NEJM proposing to end the dead donor rule in organ transplantation. Hit this link to read Part 1:In the end, since the authors of "The Dead Donor Rule and Organ Transplantation" apparently believe we can't really get many viable organs from truly dead patients, they seek to shift the ethical ground. Restricting donation of vital organs to the truly dead is to be discarded, and in its place they propose that old catchall--"choice:"Whether death occurs as the result of ventilator withdrawal or organ procurement, the ethically relevant precondition is valid consent by the patient or surrogate. With such consent, there is no harm or wrong done in retrieving vital organs before death, provided that anesthesia is administered. With proper ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1708866 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:12:00 +0100 1708866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1708867&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F08%2Fkilling-dead-donor-rule-undermining.html I have now read "The Dead Donor Rule and Organ Transplantation" in the NEJM (359:7, August 14, 2008), by Robert D. Troug, MD, a physician at Harvard Medical School, and Franklin D. Miller, a bioethicist at the NIH. It makes for frightening reading. My comments will of necessity be long, so I will do this in two posts for ease of reader digestion.The authors claim that brain dead isn't really dead, since, as one example, some patients declared dead by neurological criteria secrete certain hormones. Nor, they argue, is heart death under the organ procurement protocols death because the patients could perhaps be resuscitated.Their answer to this alleged ethical problem is to just explode the dead donor rule entirely. (I don't know about Miller, but Troug has been mining this particular vein f... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1708867 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:37:00 +0100 1708867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1363912&cid=t_211470_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Ffrequent-blood-donation-doesnt-increase-cancer-risk%2F I’m a regular blood donor and so I was pleased to read about the results of a study that should put to rest one of the myths about blood donation that keeps some people from giving. This is the false belief that frequent blood donation might lead to an increased risk of cancer. Proponents of this concept have argued that since the routine removal of blood leads to routine renewal of that blood, these extra cell divisions could lead to a higher risk of a mutation occurring in one of the new cells, which could, theoretically, lead to a blood cell cancer. But a large study has found the opposite to be true. The study was reported on April 8, 2008 in the online version of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. It looked at about 11,000 regular blood donors who had developed a cancer d... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1363912 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:41:40 +0100 1363912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1230433&cid=t_211470_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F234631420%2F When I got an email informing me that there was a ceremony this evening to name the Mothers’ Milk Bank of New England as the official winner of the Ideablob $10,000 giveaway, I almost didn’t believe it! I ran right over to the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog and sure enough, there was the announcement, explaining that the top vote getter had been disqualified and the milk bank had won! Huge congratulations to Tanya and all those working hard to start up the new milk bank, and a huge “thank you” to all of you who voted in the contest! I am so happy for all those involved and impressed yet again by how breastfeeding supporters across the nation pull together to make a difference! Tags: activism, breastfeeding, donor milk, IdeaBlob, lactation, lactivism, Lactivist, mothe... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1230433 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:19:46 +0100 1230433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=838125&cid=t_211470_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F151623195%2F A Heart failure pump has been developed to assist those patients awaiting their gift of life. I really do hope that this is a success. The pump is implanted into the patient’s body and pumps blood from the weakened left ventricle to the rest of the body at the same rate as a healthy heart. In addition to helping 75 percent of patients stay alive for at least six months, or until a donor heart becomes available, the device assists patients’ original hearts regain function, thereby allowing other organs to heal by restoring blood flow. The device is about the size of a “D” sized battery which will allow it to help patients both big and small and male and female. Pretty cool! via Science Daily Share This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=838125 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:19:24 +0100 838125