More organs are being donated after the heart stops, not brain death. Policies are changing too

Technology has helped overcome barriers to using those organs — ways to keep them from deteriorating as the heartbeat winds ...
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Bold claim says science may be able to reverse death

Laboratories that once focused on easing the final moments of life are now probing whether those moments are as final as medicine has long assumed. A wave of experiments on brains, organs, and ...
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“We're Insisting That Brain Death Is Something That It Isn't” – How Do We Determine Death?

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
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More organs are being donated after the heart stops, not brain death. Policies are changing, too

The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were brain-dead. Now they’re increasingly coming from people who died when their heart stopped beating, a major shift that can boost ...