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Organ Donation after Euthanasia: New Rules and Regulations in the Netherlands

By Andrew Rock Dutch medical experts are  influencing policy changes for organ donation after euthanasia. The Netherlands has experienced low donation numbers through euthanasia in recent years.  Physicians anticipate new legislation will significantly increase the number of organs in the donation pool.  In 2013, 273 Dutch citizens donated their organs, while 4800 instances of euthanasia occurred. Dr. Gert van Dijk of Erasmus Medical [...]

By |2016-06-15T19:54:20+00:00December 5th, 2014|News-Articles|0 Comments
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Experts Urge US to Change Organ Donation Policies

A meeting of scholars at Princeton University resulted in the drafting of an open letter addressed to President Barack Obama, Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Attorney General Eric Holder, and leaders of Congress. The letter is independent of any organization. Among the initiating signers are NIr Eyal and Robert Truog of [...]

By |2020-04-09T23:53:08+00:00November 22nd, 2014|News-Articles|0 Comments
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Why Don’t More People Want to Donate Their Organs?

By Andrew Rock Around 21 Americans die each day waiting for transplants. In New York, over 10,000 people are currently in need of an organ transplant. Though exact numbers vary by state, approximately 45% of American adults are registered as organ donors. Given the life-saving capabilities of organs, and great demand for them, what prevents [...]

By |2020-04-09T23:53:10+00:00November 20th, 2014|News-Articles|0 Comments
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Hand Transplant Study Sheds Light on the Nervous System’s Ability to Adapt

By Caroline Song A study conducted by Dr. Scott Frey at the University of Missouri suggests that the ability of hand transplant recipients to recover their senses of touch might be due to physiological changes within the hand as well as other important neurological changes. The results of the study could help facilitate the recovery [...]

By |2016-06-15T21:19:55+00:00November 18th, 2014|News-Articles|0 Comments
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More Living Donors Means More Lives Saved

By Kaitlyn Schaeffer Twenty-three million Americans suffer from chronic kidney disease, and of these, 615,000 have reached end stage renal failure. More than 100,000 patients are waiting for a deceased organ transplant; however, based on recent UNOS data, only 16,000 of them can expect to receive a donor kidney. The current organ shortage means those [...]

By |2016-06-15T21:23:18+00:00November 14th, 2014|News-Articles|0 Comments
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Russia’s Secret Organ Procurement Procedures Might Constitute a Human Rights Violation

By Caroline Song The Moscow Times recently published an article highlighting the problems that are currently plaguing Russia’s organ procurement process. After getting into a car accident, Alina Sablina fell into a coma and subsequently passed away. While filing charges against the other driver, Sablina’s parents came across a forensic report that listed the removal of [...]

By |2020-04-09T23:53:17+00:00November 12th, 2014|News-Articles|0 Comments
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Boston’s Longwood Area Has Been a Site of Groundbreaking Medical Innovation for 180 Years

By J. Adebukola Awosogba From 19th century farmland to the to site of the nation's first full face transplant, the Longwood Area embodies 180 years of Bostonian history. Named after the home of Nepolean Bonaparte, Longwood circa 1877 was a place where New England aristocrats enjoyed the occasional tennis or cricket match. However, the twentieth century [...]

By |2016-06-16T15:11:22+00:00November 10th, 2014|News-Articles|0 Comments
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Vatican Official Condemns Brittany Maynard’s ‘Death with Dignity’

By Amy Xia Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman from California with terminal brain cancer, ended her life with physician prescribed medications last Saturday. She became the face of the Death with Dignity movement, with a viral video about her decision to die on her own terms. She worked closely with Compassion & Choices, an advocacy [...]

By |2020-04-09T23:53:19+00:00November 7th, 2014|News-Articles|0 Comments
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Germany Debates Physician-Assisted Suicide Legislation

By Caroline Song Recently, a group of prominent members of the German parliament introduced for debate a set of requirements that would legalize doctor-assisted suicide in their country. These legislators believe that the laws currently in place prolong human suffering, and as such are an affront to human dignity. Instead, they argue, patients should be [...]

By |2020-04-09T23:53:23+00:00November 6th, 2014|News-Articles|0 Comments
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Brittany Maynard Ends Her Life

By Andrew Rock Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old woman whose recent battle with terminal brain cancer made her the new face of the right-to-die movement, ended her own life on Sunday night. She declared via Facebook, “Goodbye to all my dear friends and family that I love.” Maynard continued, “Today is the day I have chosen [...]

By |2016-06-16T15:25:37+00:00November 3rd, 2014|News-Articles|0 Comments
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