The Israeli police have broken up an organ transplant ring that persuaded dozens of Israelis to have their kidneys removed in Ukraine for $30,000 each, the Associated Press reports. Nine Israelis suspected of trafficking in organs and humans have been arrested and remain in custody. The case was opened when an Israeli woman filed a [Sign in to read the full article...]
British citizens should be presumed willing to have their organs removed after they die and transplanted into those who need them, the nation’s Chief Medical Officer announced last week. In his annual report, Sir Liam Donaldson recommended moving to a system of presumed consent to increase the number of organs for donation, according to [Sign in to read the full article...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last week that a panel to convene Sept. 11 will address safety questions surrounding anti-anemia drugs produced by Amgen Inc. and Johnson & Johnson. The FDA said its cardiovascular and renal drugs advisory committee and its drug safety and risk management advisory committee will discuss “updated information on [Sign in to read the full article...]
A shake-up of Scotland’s organ donor laws has proved “an unmitigated failure” with waiting lists continuing to rise and a drop in transplants, according to The Scotsman newspaper. Doctors have turned their backs on new rules that allow them to take organs from donor card-carrying patients even if relatives object, the paper reports, and medics [Sign in to read the full article...]
An experimental patch placed on a damaged area of the heart regenerates cardiac cells after heart attack and improves heart function, according to a new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Boston. The work was reported by HealthDay News. Success with the patch in rats may lead the way to new methods of repairing [Sign in to read the full article...]