Organ transplant
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Nigerian politician guilty of organ-harvesting plot in landmark UK case
Speed Read Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and a medical middleman were convicted under Modern Slavery Act
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The Week Unwrapped: Pig hearts, student feedback and own goals
podcast Should we be breeding more porcine organ donors? Will students lose the right to rate their university lecturers? And will football ever really come home again?
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Does genetically modified pig heart transplant offer hope for acute organ shortage?
feature World-first operation could make huge difference to thousands on transplant waiting list
By Kate Samuelson Published
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The arguments for and against ‘opt out’ organ donation
In Depth Mother of seriously ill patient says system still not working despite change in law
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Can men be sperm donors after death?
In Depth New study says opt-in posthumous donations are 'morally permissible'
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Organ ‘opt-out’ donation system in England by 2020
Speed Read ‘Max’s Law’ could save 700 lives a year, says government
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Organ donation could become ‘opt-out’
Speed Read MPs to debate private members’ bill aimed at reducing transplant list deaths
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Pig-to-human transplants 'one step closer'
Speed Read Gene editing breakthrough removes potentially dangerous viruses from host animals
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Britain's youngest ever organ donor 'lived and died a hero'
Speed Read Newborn baby Teddy suffered from a rare and lethal birth defect, but was able to save another life
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