Tag: Organ donation
A heart transplant after twelve hours of flight, what difference does it make in concrete terms?
Hope for people waiting for a heart transplant. In January, a heart traveled for twelve hours on a flight between the West Indies and Paris before being successfully transplanted into…
How much does opt-out resolution bring about organ donation?
context As of: April 4, 2024 4:44 a.m In order to increase the organ donation rate, Health Minister Lauterbach considers the contradiction solution to be “no alternative”. Statistically, there is…
Pig kidney transplanted into humans – knowledge
In the USA, a pig kidney has been successfully inserted into a living human for the first time in the world. The man, who suffers from life-threatening kidney disease, had…
This is how the new organ donation register works
faq As of: March 18, 2024 6:28 a.m What was previously only recorded on the small organ donation card in the wallet will now be stored in a central database:…
Patient representative promotes new organ donation register – Bavaria
The Bavarian patient and care representative, Thomas Zöller (Free Voters), promotes the German organ donation register. The online portal, which will be activated on Monday (March 18), will enable everyone…
Munich Clinic on the Right of the Isar: The agonizingly long wait for a new kidney – Munich
She beams. Eva, 63, hugs her husband closely. Gregor, 50, puts his arm around his wife. He does this again and again. “My darling,” he says and strokes her back.…
Lauterbach: Organ donation register starts in March
As of: February 17, 2024 9:49 a.m It was decided four years ago – now it’s supposed to come on March 18th: a central organ donation register. Declarations of willingness…
The number of organ donations in Bavaria is declining – Bavaria
The number of organ donations in Bavaria fell slightly last year. In 2023, 126 people donated one or more organs after their death, as the German Organ Transplantation Foundation (DSO)…
Premiere of Stephan Vogel’s “Heart and Kidney” in the comedy at the Bayerischer Hof – Munich
Give me your kidney and I’ll tell you who you are. This is roughly how the test of couples and friendship can be outlined that the successful Austrian author Stefan…
Federal Council wants new rules for organ donation
As of: December 15, 2023 3:28 p.m More than 8,000 people in Germany are waiting for a donor organ. At the same time, the number of organ donations remains at…