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Dying Boy Gets Lung From Mom, Another From Dad

Both parents and son are recovering well in Germany

(Newser) - Two German parents donated a lung each to save their 12-year-old son. The boy suffers from cystic fibrosis, and his situation became so dire in April that he was hooked up to both a ventilator and a heart-lung machine, reports Germany's The Local . With no donor in sight, his...

Facebook Is a Great Place to Find a Kidney

One study finds one in eight Facebook pleas successful

(Newser) - People are increasingly turning to social media to search for kidney donors—and it turns out Facebook is actually a pretty great place to find one. In a study of almost 100 Facebook pages set up for the purpose, researchers found that nearly one-third had potential donors step forward to...

Facebook&#39;s Organ Donor Push Should Go Further
Facebook's Organ Donor Push Should Go Further
OPINION
May 8, 2012 1:54 PM CDT

Facebook's Organ Donor Push Should Go Further

Nation needs more living donors to step forward: Sally Satel

(Newser) - Facebook did a wonderful thing when it made it easy for people to register as organ donors upon death, writes Sally Satel at Bloomberg View . The number of future donors surged, and it looks to be more than a fleeting spike. The problem is that it's not nearly enough,...

Organs From US Troops Save Lives in Europe

Donations from mortally wounded troops have helped 140

(Newser) - Since 2006, organ donations from mortally wounded US troops have saved around 140 European lives, reports USA Today . The families of 36 American servicemembers who were declared brain dead from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan agreed to donate their hearts, kidneys, lungs, livers, and pancreases to patients in Europe. It'...

Facebook's Next Frontier: Your Organs

Zuckerberg says donation push inspired by his girlfriend, Steve Jobs

(Newser) - Facebook is all about sharing, and now Mark Zuckerberg wants you to take that to the next level by sharing, say, your kidney. Starting today, Facebook will allow users to post to their timelines that they are organ donors, and provide an easy link to sign up with official organ...

Kidney Gets Donated&mdash;Twice
 Kidney Gets Donated—Twice 
Apr 26, 2012 1:58 PM CDT

Kidney Gets Donated—Twice

Surgeons recycle organ being rejected by first recipient

(Newser) - It turns out you can recycle just about anything these days—even kidneys and other organs donated for transplants. In what is believed to be the first documented case of its kind in the US, a transplanted kidney that was failing was removed from a patient while he was still...

I Donated a Kidney, and You Should Too
 I Donated a Kidney, 
 and You Should Too 
OPINION
Apr 19, 2012 12:15 PM CDT

I Donated a Kidney, and You Should Too

It's a big deal for the recipient, but not for the donor: Jim Sollisch

(Newser) - "Most of us are walking around with a pretty impressive spare part," writes Jim Sollisch, one that 90,000 people are in the market for—a kidney. Sollisch is at 53% kidney function after donating his "spare part" to a co-worker, and will eventually hit 65%—only...

Is Your Sex Life Too Active to Donate Organs?

More than one partner in year could label you as risky

(Newser) - Anyone who has had sex with two or more people in the past year could be classified as a risky organ donor even if they possess no other risk factors, according to new health guidelines proposed by the CDC. The new federal policy would flag organ donors who have not...

Organs From Mary Ann Holder's Victims Save 12 Lives
 2 Slain Kids Save 12 Lives 
Nov 25, 2011 4:43 AM CST

2 Slain Kids Save 12 Lives

Organs donated from victims of NC mom's rampage

(Newser) - Donated organs from two children killed in a North Carolina mom's murder-suicide rampage have given life to a dozen others. Mary Ann Holder killed both her sons, one of their girlfriends, and a niece she was raising before turning the gun on herself last week. A spokesman for Carolina...

New Organ Donation Rules: Smart or Scary?

Advocates say more lives can be saved

(Newser) - New organ donation rules currently under consideration would make it easier for surgeons to retrieve organs for transplant after a donor’s heart stops beating—but opponents fear the changes will contribute to a culture of doctors “hovering, hovering, hovering to get more organs,” says one. The proposed...

Should We Lift Ban on HIV-Positive Organ Donors?

Organs would primarily be used for HIV-positive recipients, say proponents

(Newser) - The US has, as one doctor says, a "huge organ shortage"—but there is one way we could make 500 to 600 more livers and kidneys available each year: lift the ban on HIV-positive donors. A controversial move, yes, but some federal health officials and other experts think...

Patient Gets HIV From Kidney Transplant

Donor had unsafe sex after testing

(Newser) - The New York City recipient of a kidney from a live donor has contracted HIV from the transplant, the Wall Street Journal reports. It marks the first time the virus has been transmitted from a live donor since 1985, when a powerful test was approved to screen donors. The donor...

Christina Taylor Green's Corneas Save 2 Kids' Vision

Just another thing she's given world, says proud dad

(Newser) - Christina Taylor Green’s parents managed to find something “amazing” in the midst of the tragedy of her death: her donated corneas helped two other children to see. “The fact that her organs were able to help people, that was an amazing thing to me," John Green...

Christina's Organs Go to Girl in Boston

Tucson victim's dad would like to give recipient a hug

(Newser) - Christina Taylor Green gave one last time, in the form of some of her organs, which were donated to a little girl in Boston. "It was very poignant to find out. That's what Christina was all about," father John Green tells CNN. "It's a blessing." Green...

Should We Be Paying People for Organs?

Many never sign up to be donors—would this approach help?

(Newser) - In and around New York City, there are 7,800 people on organ transplant waiting lists; last year, only 682 of those people received organs. Despite the fact that there are thousands of bodies no longer in need of their organs, many of those organs aren’t viable transplant options—...

'Printer' Creates Organs for Transplant

Use of new technique could eventually end waiting lists for organs

(Newser) - The principles of 3D printing are being applied to medicine, raising the possibility that doctors might someday be able to produce human organs for transplant and end the use of waiting lists. California biotech company Organovo already has a prototype of the so-called "bioprinter," which uses two printer...

Mayor Gives Kidney to Facebook Pal

Responded to constituent's 'no match' status update

(Newser) - See, Facebook is good for something: It could score you a much-needed kidney. Connecticut mayor April Capone Almon donated one of hers to a constituent after reading about his plight on the social networking site. Carlos Sanchez was one of her 1600 “friends”—but, as is commonplace in...

The Full Story of Steve Jobs' Liver Ordeal

How he put his wealth to work, and pushed to save others' lives, too

(Newser) - You can thank Steve Jobs' bum liver for the law California is about to pass that boosts organ donation. Jobs survived his bout with liver failure purely because he's rich, Business Insider reveals, and that bothered him. The Apple CEO was able to fly his private jet around the country,...

Brits Outraged Over Organ Donation Without Consent

Health secretary apologizes after organs removed without consent

(Newser) - Computer errors affecting the National Health Service's organ-donor registry led to the removal of organs from 21 people who had not given consent, and the UK health secretary has ordered "a review to find out why this has happened." The error in recording the preferences of 800,000...

Steve Jobs: 'I Almost Died' Waiting for New Liver

Apple CEO backs Calif. bill to boost donor ranks

(Newser) - Steve Jobs made some rare public comments today about the liver transplant that saved his life, saying, “I almost died” while waiting in California’s inadequate system. The Apple chief, 55, appeared with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at an event to push a bill that would make state drivers agree...

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