CTV News |
Brother donates kidney to save sister
CTV News In 2014, deceased donors accounted for only seven kidney donations. More than 1,800 Manitobans live with kidney failure, and while rates are leveling off elsewhere in Canada, they continue to grow in the province. “For donors, please consider talking … Manitoba man to donate kidney to sister on ThursdayCBC.ca |
Daily News & Analysis |
Health ministry issues draft guidelines for kidney donors
pharmabiz.com … rules and procedures to encourage organ donation among the masses, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) under the Union health ministry has issued draft guidelines for allocation criteria for deceased donor kidney transplant. Rise in organ transplants in 2015Irish Health |
CBC.ca |
Manitoba man to donate kidney to sister on Thursday
CBC.ca … kidney disease is on the rise in Manitoba, while donations remain stagnant. The wait for a kidney is typically 5.5 to seven years in Manitoba – either for a living or deceased donor. In 2014, only seven kidneys from deceased donors became available. |
Practical Ethics (blog) |
Families shouldn’t be allowed to veto organ donation
Practical Ethics (blog) This was due to the so-called family veto, which enables family members to prevent organ donation even if the deceased person had registered to be an organ donor. Currently, if an individual decides they don’t want to be a donor, they can register an … |
Irish HealthRise in organ transplants in 2015Irish HealthAccording to the figures, 266 organ transplants were carried out during 2015 compared to 251 in 2014. Eighty-one deceased donors donated 233 organs including 120 kidneys, 36 lungs and 16 hearts. …
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Supporters raising money for deceased boy’s family
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier NEOGA (JG-TC) — Supporters are raising money to help the family of a 3-year-old Neoga boy who died as the result of a tractor accident on Friday. The money is being raised via a … Donors have raised more than $22,000 so far. More information about … |
The Age |
Trouble under the Academy’s dome
The Age In the ensuing years, the Basser Library has become a major repository of private papers drawn from the estates of deceased Fellows, the donated records of several colonial societies and specialist discipline societies, and independent gifts. The … |
Herald Sun |
Donor’s ‘ultimate gift’ gives Mildura’s Emmeline Scholar chance at healthy …
Herald Sun At the 11th hour, the Scholars’ prayers were answered when a family agreed to donate their deceased loved one’s organs for transplant. “We wish … that they would be blessed and know that the person that they’ve lost has made such an impact on us … |
Irish Mirror |
Drop in number of donor transplants cause for serious concern, reveals Irish …
Irish Mirror A shortage of surgeons and the fact the country has only one hospital which carries out these operations is not helping the situation. Overall the number of organ transplants last year was up on 2014. The number of deceased donors for 2015 was 81 – up … |
Buffalo News |
Kidney donation becomes ‘amazing Christmas gift’
Buffalo News The stranger’s donation meant the 31-year-old father of two boys – unlike others on the waiting list – would not have to wait three to five years for a kidney from a deceased donor. What Gretka gave became “an amazing Christmas gift,” said Roberta … |