05Aug/17

Need an organ? Chances of getting one are better at a private hospital – Times of India


Times of India

Need an organ? Chances of getting one are better at a private hospital
Times of India
In Mumbai, one out of 32 cadaver donations in 2017 came from JJ Hospital and Grant Medical College. The state’s nodal officer for organ donation Dr Gauri Rathod said the campaign was “slowly picking up in public centres but lack of manpower and …
Volunteer therapists help keep organ transplant athletes in sporting shapeChartered Society of Physiotherapy
Nottingham patients celebrate most successful Transplant Games to dateNottingham Post

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02Aug/17

‘Heart transplant has let my daughter lead a normal life’ – Aberdeen Evening Express


Aberdeen Evening Express

‘Heart transplant has let my daughter lead a normal life’
Aberdeen Evening Express
The transplant doesn’t make you perfect, but without having the surgery she would have died within a week of birth.” Sarah hopes to raise awareness of the importance of organ donation, after a family made an incredibly brave decision to donate their

13Jul/17

Toddler with rare liver cancer undergoes life-saving triple organ transplant – Today.com


Today.com

Toddler with rare liver cancer undergoes life-saving triple organ transplant
Today.com
At an Easter egg hunt last year, Taylor Fairman scooped up her then 2-year-old daughter, Evie, and felt a lump on her side. Even though Evie wasn’t feverish or acting sick, Fairman knew something was wrong. She took Evie to the emergency room and an …

12Jul/17

Little Max’s fight for a new heart reaches Parliament as his parents … – Mirror.co.uk


Yorkshire Post

Little Max’s fight for a new heart reaches Parliament as his parents …
Mirror.co.uk
Labour MP Dan Jarvis backs the Mirror’s Change the Law for Life campaign, which aims to end the uncertainty felt by nine-year-old Max Johnson and thousands …
Ministers hint at reform to organ donor laws in England as Yorkshire …Yorkshire Post
CCM Student on a Mission to Increase Organ Donor Awareness …Parsippany Focus
Hundreds in Bristol are alive because of one simple thing everyone …Bristol Post
Swindon Advertiser
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11Jul/17

Improved kidney transplant policy helps African-American candidates – South Florida Caribbean News


South Florida Caribbean News

Improved kidney transplant policy helps African-American candidates
South Florida Caribbean News
RICHMOND, VA – Improvements in national kidney transplant policy have evened the rates at which African-American transplant candidates receive kidneys from deceased donors, according to data from United Network for Organ Sharing(UNOS).

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10Jul/17

Parents of child in desperate need of a heart transplant on why we need a new model for organ donation – Evening Standard

Evening StandardParents of child in desperate need of a heart transplant on why we need a new model for organ donationEvening StandardHis parents want to encourage people to become registered organ donors. The UK has an opt-in system where organs can o…

08Jul/17

12 years ago this pastor was slowly dying. Two weeks ago, he was swimming competitively. – News & Observer


News & Observer

12 years ago this pastor was slowly dying. Two weeks ago, he was swimming competitively.
News & Observer
Barndt has relished his newfound ability to compete, but he also sees his efforts in a larger context – both a way to promote organ donation, and to help him share with others his spiritual journey through illness and recovery. “Becoming an athlete

07Jul/17

‘Matches Made in Heaven’ 8-person kidney swap donors, recipients … – WGN-TV


WGN-TV

‘Matches Made in Heaven’ 8-person kidney swap donors, recipients …
WGN-TV
CHICAGO — Tears, hugs and warmth radiated from the third floor of the Northwestern Hospital Feinberg Pavilion on Friday as eight strangers came face to face …
Kidney donors, recipients meet for first time: ‘We’re connected!’Fox 32 Chicago
Matches Made in Heaven: 8 patients involved in kidney swap meet …WLS-TV
Kidney ‘Exchange’ Helps Several Patients At Once « CBS ChicagoCBS Chicago

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