The Guardian |
Really want to make a difference, Zuckerberg? Let go of your power
The Guardian The barriers to these aren’t necessarily technology, or even lack of funds: they’re more often political and, as the recently deceased development economist Douglas North articulated, in the institutions that govern society. Wealthy charitable … |
Stuff.co.nz |
Giving the gift of life through organ donation
Stuff.co.nz On May 12, 2015, my 9-year-old son received a liver transplant from someone whose own family was grieving. Within a few hours their own child went from fun-loving and carefree to being a brain dead organ donor. How incredibly hard it must have been for … Delaware woman’s unusual plea for kidney donorsThe News Journal Donations of organs set records in some areasPittsburgh Post-Gazette |
California Hospital News Roundup for the Week of January 8, 2016California HealthlineUC-San Francisco voluntarily suspended its living kidney donor program after a donor died, AP/U.S. News and World Report reports. The donor had provided a kidney to a …
Power of organ donationsWarwick BeaconDespite the obvious need, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources claimed that both living and deceased donors have remained constant. This disparity leaves UNOS unable to keep up with the increasing numb…
Liverpool Echo |
Widnes couple hope for successful kidney transplant in 2016
Liverpool Echo Ste – who underwent kidney transplants in 1998, 1999, 2003 and 2009 from deceased donors – currently undergoes dialysis four times a week for up to four-and-a-half hours at a time. Due to his high level of antibodies, Jan added that her husband only … |
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Donor rise warms survivor’s heart
New Zealand Herald Heart-transplant recipient Pauline Murphy is excited by the increase in organ donors, even though the number remains comparatively small. “It’s marvellous”, the 62-year-old, from Pt Chevalier in Auckland, said of the increase to 53 deceased donors last … |
Newstalk ZB |
Deceased donors the greatest number yet
New Zealand Herald Organ donation officials are hailing the increase in deceased donors last year to 53, as the greatest number yet. “This is a 15 per cent increase from the 46 donors in 2014 and a 47 per cent increase from the 36 donors in 2013,” says the agency Organ … Organ donation and transplantation increased further in 2015Scoop.co.nz Organ donation rates continuing to riseNewstalk ZB Organ donation at its highest in 20153News NZ |
Newstalk ZB |
Deceased organ donors reach the greatest number yet
New Zealand Herald Photo / Hagen Hopkins. Organ donation officials are hailing the increase in deceased donors last year to 53, as the greatest number yet. “This is a 15 per cent increase from the 46 donors in 2014 and a 47 per cent increase from the 36 donors in 2013 … Organ donation and transplantation increased further in 2015Scoop.co.nz Organ donation rates continuing to riseNewstalk ZB Organ donation at its highest in 20153News NZ |
BBC News |
Organ donation bill ‘unhelpful and potentially damaging’
BBC News Northern Ireland has the highest deceased donation rate in the UK, with 48 deceased donors last year. It also ranks highly internationally. Safeguards in the proposed legislation would mean that a ‘qualifying person’ – such as a friend or relative … Organ donation Bill ‘total gobbledygook’, says Joe BrollyBelfast Telegraph Organ donation and transplantation increased further in 2015Voxy Organ donation at its highest in 20153News NZ |
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Tragic deaths lead to life for others through organ donations
TBO.com A press release from LifeLink of Florida quoted Rebecca as saying, “although my sweet angel at 9-years-old was never introduced to the idea of organ and tissue donation, it is what she wanted as well. Through this entire experience, it was the easiest … |