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Wales’ new organ donor system getting results
WebMD.Boots.com 16th June 2016 – More than half the organs used from deceased donors in operations in Wales the past six months were available because of the new ‘deemed consent’ or ‘soft opt out’ system. Organ donor rules changed in Wales in December 2015 to try to … |
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UnitedHealthcare to reimburse kidney donors up to $5K for travel, lodging
Healthcare Dive UnitedHealthcare plans to begin paying for kidney donors‘ travel expenses in an effort to increase donation rates since the numbers began stalling in 2008, the Star Tribune reported. While kidneys from living donors are more ideal than those from … |
AsiaOne |
Mum donates daughter’s corneas after she dies of brain aneurysm
AsiaOne But she died the next day, and the twins the day after. Ms Shireen said: “When we saw our beloved daughter’s eyes close forever, we were all numb and in utter shock because it was so hard to grasp the situation.” An eye donation counsellor approached … |
Peninsula On-line |
Organ donors number reached 100000 last year
Peninsula On-line Over the past six years, the number of ‘deceased‘ organ donations has increased eight times and ‘living’ donations 20 times as a result of continued awareness programmes. Among the living donors, 75 percent are Qataris, said Dr. Riadh Fadhil, Director, … Campaign aims for 150000 organ donors this yearGulf Times |
The New Paper |
Organ donation in Singapore: Her daughter’s death gave two children the gift of sight
The New Paper Over the years, changes were also made to the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota) that included Muslims as donors and lifted the age cap previously set for deceased donors. Under deceased organ donations covered by Hota, potential donors become … |
CNBC |
UnitedHealthcare will cover kidney donor travel and lodging costs
CNBC The insurer also pointed out that recipients of living-donor kidneys tend to have their kidneys function well for 15 to 20 years, compared to just seven to 10 years from a deceased donor. And about 90 percent of people who get a live-donor kidney live … Here’s why UnitedHealthcare decided to cover travel for kidney donorsMedCity News Donate Life America Working to Increase Donor Registration, Educate about Living Donation and Help End Waiting …EconoTimes Prior Living Kidney Donors With ESRD May Not Get Timely TransplantsRenal and Urology News Minneapolis Star Tribune –EMSWorld (press release) (blog) all 71 news articles » |
The San Diego Union-TribuneDeceased family member of Rep. Peters listed as campaign donorThe San Diego Union-TribuneThe deceased father-in-law of Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, was listed as a campaign contributor for $8,000 in donations given as long…
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Video: Increasing organ donation rates
SunLive Consultations led by the Ministry of Health on ways to increase New Zealand’s deceased organ donation rate are now underway. Donated organs can come from both deceased and live donors (in the case of kidneys and livers), while one deceased donor … Bishop welcomes organ donation reviewScoop.co.nz (press release) Organ donation attitude citedOtago Daily Times Advice to boost Maori organ donation soughtwaateanews.com |