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Organ Donation and Transplant Ireland said today that patients who are unvaccinated are at very high risk of infection.
Simon Harris said he hopes more people will donate organs through he Human Tissue Bill.
Three companies applied to provide the service in a recent tendering process.
‘Priority 1′ transfers involve transporting patients by air to another country for emergency medical treatment.
Health Minister Simon Harris today launched a six-week public consultation on an opt-out organ donation scheme.
“Donating your organs is the most selfless act that anybody can actually do.”
Yes, you read every word of that correctly.
The Murphy family appeared on The Late Late Show last night to promote organ donor awareness.
Or should people still have to explicitly say they are willing to donate their organs?
The IKA wants a registry system to be introduced.
Vera Dwyer was given days to live in 1988.
The technique of keeping organs super cold has been found to keep livers alive for three times longer.
However, the HSE said there is still a need for more organ donations.
More than 100 Irish patients had received transplants at a Newcastle Hospital but patients will now be able to get the procedures in Ireland.
Some experts have raised concerns about whether it’s ethical to use live donors for an experimental procedure that doesn’t save lives.
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In total, 293 transplants were carried out in 2013, beating 2011’s record of 275.
The head of the Irish Kidney Assocation says James Reilly “hasn’t been good enough” on organ donation.
Minister for Health James Reilly had best not book any holidays…
The IKA said the proposed name change for the consent form will not necessarily increase our currant rate of donation.
Two senior doctors have been suspended from the Leipzig University Clinic’s organ transplant centre as part of an investigation into alleged manipulation of the waiting list.
The social network says “simply telling people that you’re an organ donor” can help increase the number of people who sign up to donate.
A hospital in Taiwan has admitted to transplanting HIV-infected organs from one donor into five different patients.