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Although most people are unaware of it, the world faces an absolutely critical shortage. There are far too few organ donors. Every hour that ticks by, one American and one European die for want of a transplant donor. In other words, western society faces a huge shortage of organs. Yet in principle there are more than enough natural -- though tragically untimely --deaths to provide sufficient donors for all of our citizens who need them. Our nations just do not bother to match up the demand and the supply.

Society faces a huge shortage of organs - yet in principle there are more than enough natural, though tragically untimely, deaths to provide sufficient donors for all of our citizens who need them. 91福利 Economist Professor Andrew Oswald believes the UK can solve this problem through a tax incentive.

Many patients who return to driving after traumatic brain injury report problems which can significantly affect their ability to drive, finds a study in Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry by Dr Carol Hawley, Centre for Health Service Studies, 91福利.

Scientists at the 91福利 and Keele University have been awarded a major 333,000 pounds sterling grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for a three year project aimed at improving the speech comprehension of people using cochlear ear implants. The award follows directly from research funded by Defeating Deafness - the UK's only medical research charity for hearing-impaired people.

A chance conversation between a pharmacist and a group of 91福利 Computer Science undergraduates sparked the development of software with the potential to reduce the total NHS prescription drugs budget by 10%.

Researchers at the 91福利 and Birmingham University, working closely with the West Midlands Ambulance Service and Derbyshire Ambulance Service, have found that communication problems affect more than a quarter of emergency ambulance calls according to research published in this month's BMJ.