YLE News |
Record number of kidney transplants in Finland last year
YLE News The number of kidney transplants in Finland has soared by 40 percent in recent years – thanks to a law that allows organ harvesting from nearly any deceased person. … In Finland living-donor transplants usually involve close blood relatives. Anderson … |
thejournal.ie |
Michael has survived cancer and a heart bypass, now he’s waiting for his third …
thejournal.ie Earlier this month, the Irish Kidney Association expressed its disappointment in the decrease of transplants from living donors carried out last year. In 2014, there were 112 deceased kidney transplants from 63 donors. In 2015, there were 81 donors and … |
Mail Tribune |
Rogue Valley organ donors give gift of life
Mail Tribune Everson said people who receive an organ from a deceased donor are grateful, but also experience survivor’s guilt. Everson’s family does not know the identity of the young man who died, but they have sent letters to his family to be delivered by an … |
The Guardian |
Organ donors need to prepare their families beforehand
The Guardian We can’t complain that donors‘ wishes in death haven’t been honoured if they haven’t been fully explained in life. While sympathies are justly with donors and recipients, it is nonetheless not right that bereaved relatives are alarmed and stressed at … Thousands wait for organ donationsMail Tribune |
NewsQuench2015 shows landmark record of organ donationsNewsQuenchThis rise in is important; while the number of living donors is also up, they can only make up for the most kidney donations, whereas the deceased can donate more than one organ at a time…
Chicago Tribune |
Blood collection center: Supplies low, donors needed
Chicago Tribune “Typically, donations are down each year after the holidays for a number of reasons, but there are other factors in play this year that are compounding the problem,” said Amy Smith, director of donor recruitment for Heartland Blood Centers. “Supplies … |
Sun Sentinel |
Eternal rest has evaded many in South Florida
Sun Sentinel But 40 bodies couldn’t be relocated because relatives of the deceased couldn’t be found to give permission. So, what remained of Lakeside Cemetery — along with the bodies underneath— was turned into Pioneer Park, Pedersen said. “There was a little … |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Gender a key factor in registered organ donations
Sydney Morning Herald Although females are more likely to have registered their organ donation decision, there is not a significant difference in gender when it comes to the number of deceased organ donors. “In 2014, 55 per cent of all deceased organ donors were male and 45 … |
Belton Journal |
Christopher Jacobs: A Donor’s Story
Belton Journal … ordinary men and women who made the remarkable but increasingly widespread choice of donating a kidney to a family member or even a stranger, and 60 floragraphs, portraits made from flowers depicting deceased donors whose legacies are celebrated … |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
National transplant system reports record number of donors for 2015
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The nation’s transplant system broke ground on numerous fronts last year, posting record numbers of organ donations and transplants, increasing donation by minority groups and garnering more organs from living donors, officials said Wednesday. Deceased … Organ transplants pass 30000 milestone6abc.com Record number of organ transplants performed in 2015: ‘A testament to the …Outbreak News Today More than 30000 transplants performed annually in US for first timeNephrologyNews.com Quartz –Daily Record all 19 news articles » |