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Reason
June 2008
Kerry Howley |
Kidneys for Sale The Iranians have managed to do something American policy makers have long thought impossible: They've found kidneys for every single citizen in need.   |
Nursing Management
June 2012
Atwood et al. |
Organ Donor Considerations Many nurse managers are familiar with the organ donation protocols used in their medical facility, but most are unaware of the legal framework under which organ donation is conducted and the complex network of government and private agencies that support organ procurement and transplantation. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Organ Donation Recital Organ donation is perhaps not a major financial topic, but it's a major consideration that does have some financial aspects to it. Take a few minutes to learn a little more and give it some thought. |
Salon.com
August 25, 2000
Jay Dixit |
Designer eggs This month a panel of medical experts responded to a Web pornographer who tried to auction supermodel eggs. |
Reason
May 2008
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Free Ride Vermont State Representatives have introduced a controversial bill offering to wave the driver's license renewal fees of residents who become organ donors. |
Reason
March 2007
Kerry Howley |
Who Owns Your Body Parts? In the U.S., demand for human tissue has never been higher, and human remains have never been more valuable. Everyone's making money in the market for body tissue -- except the donors. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 28, 2011
Dennis Fisher |
Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants Business researchers at Harvard and MIT are rethinking how kidney transplants are allocated to give patients longer lives. |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Check A Box And Save A Life Several European nations have switched to an opt-out, or presumed consent, system for organ donation. An opt-out system in the U.S. would almost certainly pull donor numbers up significantly, and Congress could save tens of thousands of lives by passing such a law |
Salon.com
December 8, 2000
Jenna Glatzer |
A genetic death sentence Doctors routinely deny heart transplants to the mentally retarded... |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Donate Organs, Save Money Donating organs is an easier decision than you might think. By donating a body, there's usually no need to buy a casket or cemetery plot, or to pay for cremation. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Donate Organs, Save Money Do the right thing -- for humanity and your heirs' wallets. |
American Journal of Nursing
May 2011
Beach et al. |
Organ Donation After Circulatory Death: Vital Partnerships The case of a woman in her mid-50's who sustained extensive brain injury in an accident but wasn't declared brain dead. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Face Transplants 101 As the name suggests, face transplants are procedures wherein some or all of a patient's face is replaced. The reason for a transplant could be facial trauma, burns, diseases, or birth defects. |
Popular Mechanics
January 28, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
Next-Gen Transplant Techniques Can Stop Organ Rejection About 77 organ transplants are performed each day in the U.S., and more than 101,000 people are on a wait list for body parts such as hearts, skin and veins, according to the Mayo Clinic. |
Managed Care
May 2002
Marlene Piturro |
Wearing Black Hats ... Again Simplistic, for sure. But a movie pitting a man with modest income against the big bad managed care plan has drawn attention to the enormous cost of transplants and the difficulty of matching organs and recipients |
Wired
March 2003
Jennifer Kahn |
Stripped for Parts Organ transplants are a brutal business. Just ask the donors. Our reporter spends a dark night with the living dead. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 5, 2009
Michel Anteby |
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name? Addressing the shortage of cadavers for medical education and training, Harvard Business School professor Michel Anteby discusses issues around establishing a market for cadavers. |
Science News
September 1, 2007
Julie J. Rehmeyer |
Math Trek: Kidney Matchmaking A new method of matching patients and donors could make transplants possible for thousands more. |
CRM
May 2012
Judith Aquino |
Vermont Gets a Boost in Organ Donor Registrants Social Life helps state harness the power of social media. |
BusinessWeek
January 16, 2006
Arlene Weintraub |
Side of Valves, Hold the Bacon Someday, organs from pigs may save human lives. But solving the genetic engineering problems is turning out to be tricky. |
Scientific American
February 2007
Marguerite Holloway |
Graft and Host, Together Forever Thomas E. Starzl pioneered organ transplantation with antirejection drugs, an approach he hopes to end through a phenomenon called microchimerism |
Inc.
February 2005
Jess McCuan |
Five Ideas to Watch Just Like Friendster, But With File Sharing... Vending Machines for DVDs... Stop and Read the Roses... Privatizing Organ Donation... The New Sunscreen Wipe... |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Do Charitable Fundraising Right Finding donors is essential for the success of your charity. Once you've done the hard work of finding them, make sure you treat them well by giving them everything they need to obtain the tax benefits they deserve. |
AFP eWire
May 21, 2004 |
Gifts of Patents, Intellectual Property Under Congressional Microscope A provision in the JOBS (Jumpstart our Business Strength) Act, recently passed by the Senate, would limit a donor's deduction for gifts of intellectual property. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 8, 2010
Carmen Nobel |
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace A pioneer in the field of market design, Harvard Business School professor Alvin E. Roth has helped to repair flawed market systems in fields ranging from kidney donation to high-school student placement. |
AFP eWire
June 11, 2007 |
What Do You Know About Your Donors? (And What Do They Know About Your Organization?) Here are a few suggestion on how to collect data from donor satisfaction and donor interest evaluations. |
