Cell 2 Soul: The Humane Health Care Blog

Kidneys: Pay It Forward

Chain 124 - 30 Transplants!

An amazing article in the Sunday, February 19, 2012 NY Times describes the development and implementation of renal transplant chains that criss-cross America and hold promise for saving lives of persons with end-stage-renal-disease (ESRD).  Imagine...  What if this wer global?  Instead of fighting over ideologies we could all work towards the same goal.

This is a long article, but it is a glimpse into a bright future.

See: 60 Lives, 30 Kidneys:  All Linked.  There is a multimedia video piece as well.

Alberto Cairo: There Are No Scraps of Men

Alberto Cairo's clinics in Afghanistan provide prosthetics and much more. They used to close down during active fighting. Now, they stay open. At TEDxRC2 (the RC stands for Red Cross/Red Crescent), Cairo tells the powerful story of why -- and how he found humanity and dignity in the midst of war. This is 19 minutes long and worth visiting.  See: Cairo/TED.

Cholera and the Epidemic Blame Game

No good deed goes unpunished.  Thus, Haitians are pointing the finger at the United Nations peacekeepers from Nepal for bringing cholera to Haiti, it’s important to remember that the blame game for pandemics eventually involves everyone.

Donald McNeil, Jr. has an excellent article in the Sunday, November 21, NY Times called "Cholera's Second Fever" which is well worth reading.

Living in Emergency: Documentary

The hardened, heroic doctor working selflessly to save lives in a war zone has become a familiar figure in popular entertainment.

A similar sense of drama permeates “Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders,” a documentary film about the international humanitarian aid group that opens nationally on Friday. But “Living in Emergency” stands apart from standard medical fare by focusing on the organization and its mission rather than on individual predicaments.  See NY Times Review.

If you are lucky to live in one of these cities you may want to attend a showing.  For details of theaters and a trailer see L.I.E. Website.

June 4th
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Berkeley
Boston
Washington D.C
Philadelphia

JUNE 11th
Austin
St. Louis
San Diego
Seattle

JUNE 18th
Detroit
Minneapolis

JUNE 20th
Chicago

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