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S1E94: Let’s talk about organ donation
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Organ donation usually takes place after brain death, which is when there is total and irreversible loss of brain function. A patient with brain death cannot breathe on his own, and cannot recover, but his organs may still function for some time as he is supported on a ventilator. This is when conversations on organ donations typically take place.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Associate Professor Tan Hui Ling, the Assistant…
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