Anupriya Patel inaugurates the National Biomaterial Centre
BSI bureau (press release)
There is a need to promote cadaver or deceased organ donation rather than relying on living donors in order to avoid the risk of commercial trading of organs and also to avoid the inherent risk to the health of the living donor.” Addressing the …
The poor state of Organ donation and transplantation in IndiaThe Siasat Daily

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Organ donor call after Louis (10) receives a new heart
Falkirk Herald
“We are looking forward to seeing him back at school very soon.” Over 4340 Scots are living with a transplant, thanks to organ donors and their families. In 2016/17 there were 133 deceased organ donors in Scottish hospitals – up from 99 the previous year.

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Toddler denied father’s kidney has successful transplant surgery
ABC News
A.J. Burgess, 2, received the transplant from a deceased donor Wednesday morning at a hospital in Atlanta, according to his family’s attorney, who called the surgery a “Thanksgiving miracle.” “This is for them an unexpected Thanksgiving miracle, it’s …
2-Year-Old’s Kidney Transplant Is Blessing From DonorPatch.com
‘It’s working’: Baby AJ Out of Surgery After Surprise Kidney TransplantWLTX.com
Toddler receives kidney transplant after initial procedure stalled over dad’s probation violation, family saysFox News
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Members Of Living Donor Kidney Exchange Meet For First Time …
CBS Chicago
Six individuals, all from different walks of life, are now linked by an act of kindness.
When saving a life is ‘an easy fix’ | Local News | pantagraph.comBloomington Pantagraph
How One Altruistic Living Donor Helped Save The Lives of Three Kidney Transplant PatientsNewswise (press release)
Chain of life-changing kidney donations links four families | WGN-TVWGN-TV

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2-Year-Old’s Kidney Transplant Is Blessing From Donor
Patch.com
The toddler received a kidney from a deceased donor at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. “His parents and family are overwhelmed with gratitude,” family attorney Muwali Davis said, reports CNN. “They want everyone to know that with faith, …
Toddler denied father’s kidney has successful transplant surgeryABC News
‘It’s working’: Baby AJ Out of Surgery After Surprise Kidney TransplantWLTX.com
Toddler receives kidney transplant after initial procedure stalled over dad’s probation violation, family saysFox News
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Toddler receives kidney transplant after initial procedure stalled over dad’s probation violation, family says
Fox News
The family received news on Tuesday the 2-year-old boy will be getting a deceased donor kidney, hours after actor Tyler Perry gave Burgess a new car as a gift, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Burgess posted a photo of the brand new …
‘It’s working’ | Baby AJ out of surgery after surprise kidney transplantWXIA-TV

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When saving a life is ‘an easy fix’
Bloomington Pantagraph
The surgery was scheduled for June but a kidney became available from a deceased donor so that was transplanted into the boy. “I was cleared for surgery so I contacted the donation coordinator at Loyola,” she said. After she was approved for surgery by …

Afghan war veteran to save nine lives in an 18 way kidney transplant
Coos Bay World
She has been on the wait list for a deceased donor kidney for three years now, the average wait being 7-9 years. Thanks to a kidney support group’s recommendation, she won’t have to wait that long. They told her about MatchingDonors.com, a website …

Four-way kidney swap brings families together
New Haven Register
Linares was put on the list in April 2016, and told it could take up to six years to find a donor. The average wait time is three to five years for a deceased donor’s kidney. Now, a little over a year and a half after Linares was first told she needed …