January 26, 2017
(UPI) – It might sound like science fiction, but researchers have successfully used human stem cells to create embryos that are part-human, part-pig. Scientists said the long-range goal is to better understand and treat an array of human diseases. The … Read More
January 25, 2017
(CNBC) – Imagine being able to grow a liver in a laboratory from cells and tissue for a transplant patient. Or engineering cells to grow into a heart valve to replace one damaged from heart disease. Around the world, start-ups … Read More
January 25, 2017
(BBC) – “We will remove your kidney, and you will receive 300,000 rupees [£2,300].” Sadi Ahmed was held hostage for three months by an organ trafficking gang. In October last year, he was one of 24 people rescued by police … Read More
January 23, 2017
(The Guardian) – Doctors in India are to get text alerts reminding them to ask families to donate the organs of deceased loved ones as part of a campaign to solve the country’s organ shortage, which has fuelled a black … Read More
January 10, 2017
(Quartz) – Organ transplants in the United States reached a record high for the fourth consecutive year. In 2016, more than 33,600 organ transplants were performed in the US, according to preliminary data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network … Read More
January 5, 2017
(Australian Broadcasting Co.) – Syrian refugees desperate for money to get passage to Europe are selling their organs on the black market and the profits are lining the pockets of organised crime and terrorist networks, two experts say. Griffith University’s … Read More
January 4, 2017
(Kaiser Health News) – At 44 years old, Dave Adox was facing the end of his two year battle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He needed a ventilator to breathe and couldn’t move any part of his … Read More
December 22, 2016
(Reuters) – Most living kidney donors pay at least some of the expenses related to donation themselves, which may limit how many people can afford to provide organs to transplant recipients, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined survey data from … Read More
December 22, 2016
Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy (vol. 19, no. 4, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Separation Wall and the Right to Healthcare” by Melania Borgo and Mario Picozzi “Rethinking the Ethical Approach to Health Information Management Through Narration: … Read More
December 21, 2016
Nursing Ethics (vol. 23, no. 7, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “What Ethics for Case Managers? Literature Review and Discussion” by Aline Corvol, Grégoire Moutel, and Dominique Somme “The Moral Courage of Nursing Students Who Complete Advance … Read More
December 19, 2016
Clinical Ethics (vol. 11, no. 4, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Rationing at the Bedside: Immoral or Unavoidable?” by Morten Magelssen, Per Nortvedt, and Jan Helge Solbakk “The Legal Justification for Donor Optimisation Procedures” by Sarah-Jane Brown … Read More
December 8, 2016
(The Washington Post) – The organ trade typically takes place in developing countries whose hospitals are advanced enough to offer transplant services. It originated in India in the 1980s; in the following years, Pakistan, the Philippines, Egypt and China (where … Read More
December 7, 2016
(Nature) – People in their 30s are probably not thinking about needing surgery to repair their knees. But in a few decades, the rigours of daily living or the ravages of arthritis may send them to the operating theatre. And … Read More
December 7, 2016
(Nature) – For centuries, scientists have been captivated by the phenomenal feats of regeneration found in nature. Despite decades of research, attempts to replace or repair parts of the human body have met with only modest success. Fresh understanding of … Read More
December 6, 2016
(Scientific American) – Egypt has uncovered a network accused of illicit international trafficking in human organs, arresting 45 people and recovering millions of dollars in a dawn raid on Tuesday, the health ministry said. Among those held were doctors, nurses, … Read More
December 5, 2016
(Chicago Tribune) – Progress on organ transplants has been alarmingly slow in Japan, which stands out among developed countries in terms of its low number of organ donors. Indeed, some patients have no choice but to go overseas for treatment … Read More
December 2, 2016
(The Wall Street Journal) – There are more than 120,000 people in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant and not enough donors. The dire shortage has led some researchers to consider an unusual solution: They are breeding genetically modified … Read More
November 5, 2016
The American Journal of Bioethics (vol. 16, no. 11, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Ethics of Organ Donor Registration Policies: Nudges and Respect for Autonomy” by Douglas MacKay and Alexandra Robinson “Diagnosis by Documentary: Professional … Read More
November 4, 2016
(Scientific American) – Researchers have been working to make things easier for patients by integrating and automating the steps in the process. The end result—the artificial pancreas—is a system that can figure out how much insulin the body needs in … Read More
November 4, 2016
(NPR) – Aizaz Azam is a young police detective in Pakistan whose brief career has been devoted to busting minor prostitution and gambling rackets and sorting out street brawls. Now, though, he’s slogging away for up to 20 hours a … Read More
November 4, 2016
(Epoch Times) – China’s practice of killing prisoners of conscience for their organs has been part of discussions about human rights in China for a decade, but responses to it have always been vexing. What should the West do in … Read More
November 1, 2016
Science, Technology and Society (Vol. 31, No. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Science Fiction as Critique of Science: Organ Transplantation and the Body” by Brittany Anne Chozinski “Do Cyborgs Desire Their Own Subjection? Thinking Anthropology … Read More
October 18, 2016
(Reuters) – China has zero tolerance for non-voluntary organ transplants and is fighting corruption in its fledgling donor system, an official who has led reform said on Monday, as Beijing seeks to leave behind an era of controversial organ harvesting. … Read More
October 7, 2016
(Associated Press) – Emelie Eriksson has a bond with her son that hardly seems possible: She and her son were born from the same womb. Eriksson was the first woman to have a baby after receiving a uterus from her … Read More
October 6, 2016
(New York Times) – The surge in deaths from drug overdoses has become an unexpected lifeline for people waiting for organ transplants, turning tragedy for some into salvation for others. As more people die from overdoses than ever before, their … Read More
