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It would seem that Scottish doctors are placing their own personal morals ahead of legislation, and patients waiting for organ transplants are suffering as a result.
New laws passed the Scottish Parliament in September 2006, allowing doctors to “take organs from donor card-carrying patients even if relatives object”, have seen medics “proved reluctant on ethical grounds […]

Patients put at risk by dialysis centers closing before treatment is completed

I’ve been having some interesting results with my tacrolimus (prograf) blood levels in the last couple of weeks.
Tacrolimus is the frontline anti-rejection immunosuppressant being used to stop my shiny new (nearly six months old) kidney from rejecting.
Apparently, the level should be 10, whereas the last couple of readings have been 4.8, and then 6.
The interesting […]

According to a BBC article, the fake Dutch reality show “The Big Donor”, in which three “contestants” competed to receive the organ of a “terminally ill” patient, has seen 12,000 new registered organ donors in the Netherlands since the show went to air.
Whilst I’m still not convinced as to whether the show was the right […]

It seems that the UK Government is considering implementing on opt-out organ donor registry.
The principle behind this idea is that everybody is considered a potential organ donor, unless they specifically register their non-consent for their organs to be used.
This model us already being used with great success in Belgium and Spain, where according to […]

It’s now over three months since I received the wonderful gift of a new kidney. Things have been quiet around here as I recovered and concentrated on other projects.
I plan on spending a litle more time around here now, and will be bringing some new features such as book reviews and the opportunity for readers […]