Tag Archive for: organ transplant

Truth and trust in transplantation

Transplant medicine is one of the greatest medical advances of the last century, but public trust is…
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The UK’s first womb transplant – what the media missed out

The first UK ‘womb transplant’, carried out by Richard Smith’s team in Oxford and announced at…
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Desperate for organs

‘What can a man give in return for his life?’ asks Jesus rhetorically of his disciples and the crowds…
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U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient

So ran the headline of an article in Reuters’ ‘Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals’ category late last…
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Organ Trafficking in a Time of COVID

 Organ Trafficking in Egypt: ‘They locked me in and took my kidney’. Indonesian woman shocked to…
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Altruistic kidney donation – the opportunities and challenges

Giving a kidney can be one of the greatest gifts one can offer to another person. The first successful…
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How Christians can end the waiting list for a kidney  

When I gave my kidney in 2019, it felt like a simple decision: someone might die without a kidney whilst…

Journey into darkness – Transplants, markets and trafficking

When in 2016, an editor from a leading academic publisher approached me about contributing a book chapter…

Organ donation opt out plans in England – not nearly as clear cut as it might seem

All adults in England will be presumed to be organ donors unless they have explicitly opted out, the…
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Transplants: are the donors really, truly dead?

Organ donation has hit the headlines recently following a debate in Parliament. The Mirror claimed much…

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