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22Feb/17

‘I owe her for giving me my life back’ – Weston-super-Mare woman donates kidney to daughter – Weston & Somerset Mercury (registration)

February 22, 2017UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Weston & Somerset Mercury (registration)

‘I owe her for giving me my life back’ – Weston-super-Mare woman donates kidney to daughter
Weston & Somerset Mercury (registration)
With this borderline result Charlene was then put on the deceased donor list, where the patient must wait for a healthy enough kidney from someone who has died. Charlene remained on this list for more than a year, with the average wait for a donor …

21Feb/17

Illinois hospitals commit to increasing organ transplants – Chicago … – Chicago Tribune

February 21, 2017UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Chicago TribuneIllinois hospitals commit to increasing organ transplants – Chicago …Chicago TribuneLast year, Illinois hospitals performed 1208 organ transplants, federal data show. Local organ donation leaders want to boost that to 2000 a year by 20…

21Feb/17

Organ transplant rate has climbed steadily in BC – The Globe and Mail

February 21, 2017UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Organ transplant rate has climbed steadily in BC
The Globe and Mail
The supply of available organs has increased recently because of the province’s opioid crisis, which killed more than 900 people last year. Dr. Landsberg said 25 per cent of the deceased donors that have come into the program so far in 2017 had overdoses.

20Feb/17

Kidney transplant does not harm the patient or donor – Daily Nation

February 20, 2017UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Daily Nation

Kidney transplant does not harm the patient or donor
Daily Nation
Doctors advised her to search for a kidney donor. In Kenya, trading in kidneys is illegal; they can only be donated by the patient’s living relative. In some countries deceased donors are used — patients in the ICU declared brain dead but have their …

20Feb/17

Technology at the bedside: The benefits of mobile – National Health Executive

February 20, 2017UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

National Health ExecutiveTechnology at the bedside: The benefits of mobileNational Health ExecutiveNHSBT is responsible for ensuring a safe supply of blood to hospitals in England and we are the organ donation organisation for the UK. Last year 3,519 o…

20Feb/17

Strong rise in organ donations, but more help needed | The Mercury – The Mercury

February 20, 2017UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

The Mercury

Strong rise in organ donations, but more help needed | The Mercury
The Mercury
The 56-year-old North Hobart man received a life-changing kidney donation 31 years ago after growing up with issues caused by infantile hypercalcemia — too …

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19Feb/17

Grieving mum hears her little girl’s heart beating again in another … – Her.ie

February 19, 2017UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Her.ie

Grieving mum hears her little girl’s heart beating again in another …
Her.ie
A mum in the US was able to hear her daughter’s heart beating again one year after the seven-year-old died as a result of a severe asthma attack. Brave mum …

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19Feb/17

BC transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise – Nanaimo News NOW (press release)

February 19, 2017UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

Nanaimo News NOW (press release)

BC transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise
Nanaimo News NOW (press release)
VANCOUVER — There has been a spike in the proportion of organs coming from donors who have died of drug overdoses in British Columbia, says a leading …

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18Feb/17

BC transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise – CTV Vancouver Island

February 18, 2017UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

CTV Vancouver Island

BC transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise
CTV Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER – There has been a spike in the proportion of organs coming from donors who have died of drug overdoses in British Columbia, says a leading transplant specialist. Dr. David Landsberg, head of the province’s renal transplant program, said 25 …
B.C. transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the …CFJC Today Kamloops

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18Feb/17

Texas judge allows lawsuit against Selena widower to proceed – News1130

February 18, 2017UncategorizedDeceased Donors - Google News

News1130

Texas judge allows lawsuit against Selena widower to proceed
News1130
Dr. David Landsberg, head of the province’s renal transplant program, said 25 per cent of the deceased donors that have come into the program so far in 2017 were the result of overdoses. “Unfortunately, always when there is a donation there’s been a …

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