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Re:New UK Law Mandates Organ Donation by Default Unless Expl... by DoreenMichele on Saturday April 24, 2021 @02:57AM (#26922846)
The primary issue that concerns me is that we plow a lot of resources into this option because it makes doctors heroes and grabs headlines. Meanwhile, less "sexy", less headline-grabbing options that would really be better for the patient may be getting overlooked and remaining underdeveloped because it won't grab headlines.
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Re:New UK Law Mandates Organ Donation by Default Unless Expl... by kaba0 on Saturday April 24, 2021 @03:27AM (#26923002)
Any source on your claim? Because there is basically research into every illness, and usually organ transplant is chosen as a last option. But when an organ does fail, there is hardly any other choice left.

And organ “printing” is simply not there yet.

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Re:New UK Law Mandates Organ Donation by Default Unless Expl... by rwmj on Saturday April 24, 2021 @03:20AM (#26922968)
Considering how hard it is to obtain and transplant organs, I'm pretty sure doctors only do it when it's the last possible option. Medicine is incredibly data/statistics driven these days.
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