Tag: organ
The aorta is now considered an independent organ. What do patients get out of it?
Now considered an independent body Is the aorta now being treated better? Illustration of an aorta with cholesterol deposits (yellow) © Pravin Kurane The aorta is the largest artery in…
Organ donation: Union welcomes Lauterbach’s kidney donation plans
Exclusive Organ donation “Bright spot”: Union, FDP and Greens welcome Lauterbach’s kidney donation plan Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) at a press conference at the end of March. ©…
Health: Almost 100,000 entries in new register on organ donations
Health Almost 100,000 entries in the new register on organ donations The organ donor card can be lost – now there is a database on the Internet. photo © Michael…
3500 euros for a kidney: Im "Valley of the Kidneys" If the organ trade is booming, the mafia is taking advantage of the extreme poverty in Nepal
The picturesque village of Hokse in Nepal hides a dark secret. Many here sell their kidneys to illegal organ traders out of desperation. And poverty in Nepal forces people to…
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…
The Munich Church of Saint Michael is getting a new choir organ – Munich
It won’t be long before Philomela, Piffaro and Fugara will be playing together. That means they’re already doing it now, but when Stephan Niebler gets to them again, they’ll do…
This is how it works: The human heart is a strong organ – with weak points
On the 22nd day of pregnancy, an embryo’s heart begins to beat. It’s just a simple muscle tube. But little by little it transforms. Source: German Heart Report 2022 source…
Organ donation registry: Why we have to face death
An online register for organ donation is also gradually being introduced in Germany. In the final expansion phase, all “removal clinics” should have access to it. Our author thinks this…
Organ donation: willingness in Germany is poor – it works better elsewhere
Regulations at a glance In Germany, the willingness to donate organs is poor – it works better elsewhere A completed organ donation card: In Germany, it will in future also…
Health: What does the new online register bring to organ donations?
In the struggle for more urgently needed organ donations, a new instrument is now belatedly to be launched: a central database. How is that supposed to work? Organ donations can…