Bloodless Surgery - An Interesting Article

[Brother Arellano]

Just read this in the New Yorker, apparently it will be a three part series on Jehovah's Witnesses and bloodless surgery. A very well done article, I think.

 

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-jehovahs-witnesses-are-changing-medicine

 

I just wanted to share.

 

***edit***

 

Now if they could just find a synthetic blood that didn't rely on the use of stem cells.

Edited August 12, 2015 by Brother Arellano

[Old]

Great find, thank you.

[Dustparticle]

Great find, thank you.

And 2 more articles to go.

[Friends just call me Ross]

Nice article.

Thanks for sharing!  

 

How will we know when parts II and III are available?

Do you have to subscribe to the New Yorker?

Or can you just subscribe to this story?

[Brother Arellano]

I guess you'll just have to keep an eye open for the next articles i didn't see any way to be informed. 

[Dustparticle]

I guess you'll just have to keep an eye open for the next articles i didn't see any way to be informed. 

This is on the top of the article:

 

"This is the first in a three-part series, “Medicine Without Blood,” about the ways that Jehovah’s Witnesses have changed how doctors think about blood transfusion."

[rocket]

Very nice, Thanks for posting.

[ReadYourBible]

Just read this in the New Yorker, apparently it will be a three part series on Jehovah's Witnesses and bloodless surgery. A very well done article, I think.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-jehovahs-witnesses-are-changing-medicine

I just wanted to share.

***edit***

Now if they could just find a synthetic blood that didn't rely on the use of stem cells.

Depends on the origin of the stem cell, if they're somatic or if they're embryonic. There is a stem cell technology which replicates somatic stem cells and they are made by a company called intelligent nano. My own conscience would permit me to take somatic ones but not the embryonic. As stem cells are not blood.
Edited August 13, 2015 by cerebral ecstasy

[AH173]

Very nice article. Thanks for posting.

[Toy Poodles]

The second article is out:

 

Should Anyone Be Given a Blood Transfusion?

 

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/should-anyone-be-given-a-blood-transfusion

[feather]

"A bag of blood that’s been sitting in storage is “like a dirty fish tank you haven’t cleaned in a month.” 

 

     ick.

[AH173]

The second article is real good also. Thanks for posting. ☺

[Brother Arellano]

Depends on the origin of the stem cell, if they're somatic or if they're embryonic. There is a stem cell technology which replicates somatic stem cells and they are made by a company called intelligent nano. My own conscience would permit me to take somatic ones but not the embryonic. As stem cells are not blood.

 

Stem cells are something I wish i knew more about. It's been low priority on my research calendar 

[jacobpressures]

I'm surprised no one has seen this or posted it. Two of three articles--the 3rd is not available yet

 

How Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Changing Medicine

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-jehovahs-witnesses-are-changing-medicine

 

Should Anyone Be Given a Blood Transfusion?

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/should-anyone-be-given-a-blood-transfusion

 

[Musky]

Yes, it was posted yesterday

 

http://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/22326-bloodless-surgery-an-interesting-article/?p=320673

 

So, I will merge this post with that one.

Edited August 14, 2015 by Musky

[jacobpressures]

Yeah, I'm seeing it. I did a search on blood but it did not come up in the search engine. Also i didn't know there were two news places.

Thanks!

[jacobpressures]

Did you guys know that this series of links existed?

 

http://www.jw.org/en/medical-library/

[And_Ray]

Did you guys know that this series of links existed?

 

http://www.jw.org/en/medical-library/

Cool !!! Where'd you dig that?

[Brother Arellano]

Did you guys know that this series of links existed?

 

http://www.jw.org/en/medical-library/

That was announced in a letter last night at our mid week meeting.

And the third article is out.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-ethics-of-bloodless-medicine

[Good-O]

Did you guys know that this series of links existed?

 

http://www.jw.org/en/medical-library/

 

 

Thank you Brother!  I did not know this link existed!!

[feather]

  it is indeed exciting to see how our brothers are utilizing jw.org to the full adding the medical/ blood info 

 

  ... wonder if they may consider adding something similar on school info

    for teachers/ principals etc regarding JWs children

[Friends just call me Ross]

 

Joan Ortiz, who is now at home in Florida, after her bloodless surgery to remove a tumor from her abdomen and spine, said that her experience “is building others’ faith” in her congregation. For a time, she walked slowly, afraid that her stitches would pop. She wore flats instead of heels and struggled with a swollen stomach. But now she’s back to a full exercise regime and, later this summer, she hopes to present her story to thousands of listeners in a religious assembly.

When asked about the Australian case, she said, “Oh, honey, please don’t be sad for her. The two of them will be resurrected, and she’ll get to see her new baby, and neither one of them will have that leukemia.”

“This sister has more of a hope to live in the new world than I do,” she added. “Because I still live here and I could make mistakes.”

 

 What a beautiful witness Sister Ortiz gave.

[Skye]

Did you guys know that this series of links existed?

http://www.jw.org/en/medical-library/

We also had this announcement made at the meetings last night, with a specific emphasis that it is not meant for us, but for the medical community. What a generous generous generous God we serve, who "makes his sun rise on both the wicked and the good and makes it rain on both the righteous and the unrighteous." Matt 5:45
Edited August 19, 2015 by Bonx

[pnutts]

We had the letter read a week ago and it was stated - For Medical Personnel, Not Publishers