The General Medical Council has revealed that their guidance on 'End of Life Treatment in Care' will be modified so as to have doctors ask permission before considering organ donation after death. Under the new guidelines, doctors will discuss organ donations with terminal patients. It is felt that such a procedure would prevent 1,000 deaths a year as patients wait for transplants. "The more doctors and patients have conversations about organ donation the more organs will be donated," said Sharon Burton of the GMC. However there are concerns among doctors regarding the ethics of such discussions. Source: MedindiaRAS << Young Binge Drinkers are the Target of New £100m Drive Survey Shows UK Teenage Girls are the Worst Drunks >> Recommended Reading Kidney Transplantation Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations. READ MORE Stem Cells - Cord Blood Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Cord Blood READ MORE Stem Cells - Fundamentals Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Stem Cells READ MORE Tongue Abnormalities Tongue is the only muscle that is attached to only one end. The abnormalities of the tongue include tongue disease, tongue tie and size-related anomalies. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Loram (2 mg) (Lorazepam) Turmeric Powder - Health Benefits, Uses & Side Effects Drug - Food Interactions More News on: Tongue Abnormalities
The General Medical Council has revealed that their guidance on 'End of Life Treatment in Care' will be modified so as to have doctors ask permission before considering organ donation after death. Under the new guidelines, doctors will discuss organ donations with terminal patients. It is felt that such a procedure would prevent 1,000 deaths a year as patients wait for transplants. "The more doctors and patients have conversations about organ donation the more organs will be donated," said Sharon Burton of the GMC. However there are concerns among doctors regarding the ethics of such discussions. Source: MedindiaRAS << Young Binge Drinkers are the Target of New £100m Drive Survey Shows UK Teenage Girls are the Worst Drunks >> Recommended Reading Kidney Transplantation Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations. READ MORE Stem Cells - Cord Blood Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Cord Blood READ MORE Stem Cells - Fundamentals Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Stem Cells READ MORE Tongue Abnormalities Tongue is the only muscle that is attached to only one end. The abnormalities of the tongue include tongue disease, tongue tie and size-related anomalies. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Loram (2 mg) (Lorazepam) Turmeric Powder - Health Benefits, Uses & Side Effects Drug - Food Interactions More News on: Tongue Abnormalities