Japan’s first case under the revised Organ Transplant Law took place this month with organs from a man, left brain-dead in a traffic accident in Kanto-Koshinetsu, whose family gave sole consent without prior written approval from the man. Before the new law, transplants required a written instruction from the donor. After some debate, it appears ...
And that does not include those whose deaths have been confirmed or all the “missing” who are under the age of 100. It suggests that the koseki or family register system in Japan, used for various government records purposes including payment of pensions, is hopelessly disorganized. See the latest Daily Yomiuri report here Indeed, one ...
The mummified corpse of a man, allegedly 111 years old, was found recently in Tokyo. Family members claim that he locked himself in a room 30 years ago and never came out. Police suspect that relatives were receiving his pension illegally during that time. See news report here Then another centenarian, one registered as the ...
Twelve pediatric hospitals, 40 percent of those designated by Japan’s Ministry of Health. Labor and Welfare to provide organs from donors under age 15, are unable to decide when brain death occurs or to handle bodies to preserve organs properly. See news report here The revised Organ Transplant Law went into effect on July ...
From January 2010, the Japan Organ Transplant Law has been revised, with somewhat mixed effect, to permit donors to give priority to their relatives in receiving donated organs. The new law also abolishes the prior minimum age of 15 for donors, so organs from children may now be used. Also, while the prior law requires ...
No doubt you have heard the saying about the shoemaker's children going without shoes. It means that a professional can be so focused on his work that he does not provide for the needs of his family. This year, and indeed this month, I resolve to do everything necessary to furnish my own children with health ...
My colleague Michael Caccavo in Barre, Vermont recently wrote of another use for Durable Powers of Attorney. He said: I would STRONGLY recommend a DPOA as well as a Health Care Proxy, a HIPAA release and the Will. As an example of why it is necessary, my son was studying in Italy. His school loan got ...