Showing posts with label deceased donors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deceased donors. Show all posts
Saturday, September 19, 2026

A passionate proponent of transplants is (temporarily) unregistered as a donor: Greg Segal in the NYT

›
I'm a little shaken to learn that (even*) Greg Segal has temporarily suspended his registration as a potential deceased organ donor.  My...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Deceased-donor initiated kidney exchange chaiins in Italy, after six years

›
  Kidney exchange in Italy is now making good use of deceased-donor initiated chains.   American Journal of Transplantation Available online...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Public attitudes towards deceased organ donation and allocation in china

›
 Deceased  organ donation in China does not  yet have overwhelming public support although receiving a deceased donor organ transplant does:...
Monday, August 10, 2026

Deceased organ donation by Ashlagi and Roth in the Annual Review of Economics (with open questions)

›
 Here's a review paper concentrating primarily on transplantation of  organs (primarily kidneys) from deceased donors. It closes with a ...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Deceased-donor-initiated kidney-exchange chains are performing well in Italy

›
 Here's a new report from Italy on initiating kidney exchange chains with a deceased donor.*  In Italy to date, 34 deceased donor initia...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

Organ Allocation and Transplantation, by Ashlagi and Roth, forthcoming in Annual Review of Economics 2026

›
  Here's a  forthcoming review paper on organ allocation and transplantation that focuses on the allocation of deceased-donor organs, pa...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Organ donation after euthanasia in the Netherlands

›
In the Netherlands, not only is it legal to receive medical aid in dying (MAID), but  a growing number of MAID patients are able to successf...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

Funeral expenses for deceased organ donors in Taiwan

›
 In Taiwan, the Ministry of Health and Welfare helps pay for the funerals of deceased organ donors.  From the Taiwan Organ Sharing Registry ...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Alex Chan on deceased organ donation

›
 The Harvard Gazette points to this interview with HBS professor Alex Chan : Designing Incentives That Matter—Even After Death: Interview wi...