Australian Doctor News

Mystery over why so many kidneys are going to waste

5th December 2019
The rate of unused kidney donations has more than doubled in Australia and New Zealand but it is unclear why, researchers…
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Organ donation
6Minutes News

Rare penis transplant 'exceeded expectations', reveal surgeons

7th November 2019
Doctors who transplanted a complete penis and scrota onto the body of a soldier wounded by an improvised explosive device in…
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Australian Doctor News

High-risk organ donors may not be so high risk

15th October 2019
Increased viral testing of potential organ donors at high risk of HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B infection could help…
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Dr Karen Waller
Medical Observer Opinion

How a crisis and a cure led to more organ donors

23rd September 2019
Much has been written in the past few years about both the devastating impact of the US opioid crisis and the advent of a…
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Specialist Updates Gastroenterology

What kind of person donates part of their liver?

8th July 2019
The driver for most people who anonymously donate part of their liver to a complete stranger is simply the wish to do a good…
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6Minutes News

Life improves for most face transplant patients

30th May 2019
Doctors in the US say most of the face transplant patients they have been following for about five years are continuing to…
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Australian Doctor News

Australia urged to consider 'opt-out' organ donation

12th December 2018
The Australian government has been urged to consider changing the organ donation system to an ‘opt-out’ scheme to combat the…
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Organ donation