Stuff.co.nz |
Surrogate offers to be impregnated with dead teenage filmmaker’s sperm
Stuff.co.nz His family had not discussed what to do with the sperm before his death because they were so focused on his survival. “The form he, and presumably, all other donors in 2002 signed, simply asked ‘in the case of your death, who do you leave the sperm to … |
Rockford Register Star |
African-Americans and Hispanics behind Caucasians in donating organs
Rockford Register Star In 2014, fewer than 30 percent of 14,414 living and deceased donors nationwide came from the two minority groups. “Without a kidney, you won’t be able to make it that long,” Morris, 55, said Tuesday from a DaVita Stonecrest Dialysis station on East … |
Chron.com |
J.J. Watt crashes Barbara Bush’s literacy bash
Chron.com By the time their 30 major donors and special guests arrived at Terri and John Havens’ River Oaks manse at noon for a private luncheon, the duo had not only managed to replace Simon with Baylor College of Medicine’s David Eagleman, but succeeded in … |
Poughkeepsie JournalOrgan donors give the gift of lifePoughkeepsie JournalAccording to OrganDonor.gov, the percentage of recipients who were still living five years after their transplant is: kidney (deceased donor): 83.4 percent; kidney (living donor)…
just-style.com (subscription)Rana Plaza three years on: Timeline of changejust-style.com (subscription)9 September 2014: The Rana Plaza Trust Fund distributes BDT108m (US$1.4m) to 700 cases, including dependents of 332 deceased victims and 368 injured …
WSKG NewsPending Legislation In Albany Would Ease Registering For Organ DonationWSKG NewsEvery April, the organ donation program at Upstate University Hospital showcases patients who have been saved by organ donations, or families who have made the dec…
ABC News |
Aunt Starts ‘Kidney Chain’ to Save Niece’s Life
ABC News No weeding time for deceased donor transplant in New York. Is for some blood types can be upwards of five to seven years. Another twist. All the donors are educators perhaps offering up the lesson of a lifetime adding giving theirs also receiving. So I … |
WRVO Public MediaLegislation pending in Albany would make it easier to join organ donation registryWRVO Public MediaEvery April, the organ donation program at Upstate University Hospital showcases patients who have been saved by organ donations, or fam…
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A powerful gift
Paris Beacon News PARIS —After four years of receiving dialysis four times a day and giving himself multiple daily injections when the dialysis began proving ineffective, Paris resident Eric Tate traveled to Indiana University to receive a donor kidney in 1994. He’s … |
Tampabay.com |
With downtown move official, a major donor is definitely suing the Museum of Science and Industry
Tampabay.com Lang’s lawsuit, filed in December, alleges that a move downtown would violate the terms of an agreement to name a wing of MOSI after his deceased wife, Whitney Lang, for at least 20 years. Under the agreed-upon terms, the wing was supposed to house … |