WPLG Local 10 |
Kidney Warrior project raises awareness about living organ donation
WPLG Local 10 Neil needed a new kidney, and waiting for a deceased donor could take many years. Neil’s wife, Lisa, was ruled out as living donor for medical reasons. So, instead, Lisa turned to Facebook for help and was overwhelmed by the response. “People from … |
TheSpec.comOrgan advertising: A desperate cry for life – on a billboardTheSpec.comWhile there is a patient waiting list for organs that come from deceased donors, there is no waiting list for organs coming from living donors. A living donor can choose …
The Hans India |
Living donor liver transplant much safer now
The Hans India This is solely attributed to the awareness among Indian citizens who have shown tremendous faith in voluntarily donating their liver as living donors as well as consenting for deceased donation. India’s liver transplant programme might be flourishing … |
Crain’s New York Business |
Biggest Cuomo donor | Citi Bike discount | Legionnaires’ death in Harlem
Crain’s New York Business The Haugland Group, a Long Island-based firm with hundreds of millions in state contracts, was the biggest donor to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign in the first six months of 2018. Three company affiliates donated a total of $162,405. The political action … |
The Guardian |
Organ donation: we can break taboos among British BAME …
The Guardian Successes in the US, Israel and Qatar prove that religious and cultural hurdles highlighted in a new report can be overcome. Parents of ‘brightest star’ little boy appeal for BAME organ donorsYorkshire Evening Post Parents of ‘brightest star’ little boy appeal for BAME organ donors …Jersey Evening Post |
ITV News |
Parents of ‘brightest star’ little boy appeal for BAME organ donors
ITV News Organ and tissue types need to be closely matched between organ donors and recipients, and blood and tissue types differ across ethnic groups. The report highlights how only 7% of deceased organ donors in the UK are from minority ethnic groups. And the … Organ donation: we can break taboos among British BAME …The Guardian Croydon parents explain why they donated their son’s organs when he died aged just threeCroydon Advertiser Parents of ‘brightest star’ little boy appeal for BAME organ donors …Jersey Evening Post |
ABC Action NewsTwo men searching for kidney donors, asking strangers for helpABC Action NewsLife Link of Florida says 114,000 people are on the deceased donor waiting list. 5,600 of them are in Florida and of those, 84% need a kidney. Tampa General Hos…
witf.orgOrgan Donationwitf.orgOrgan donations can come from both living and deceased donors. One organ and tissue donor can save up to eight lives and help 75 people. Joining us in the studio is TJ Bradley, a York county husband and father who is curre…
Courthouse News Service |
Patients Blast Region-Based Organ Transplant Policy
Courthouse News Service According to the complaint filed Friday in Manhattan federal court, despite advancements in modern medicine allowing for livers from deceased donors to be portable and safely preserved for up to 12 hours, the Department of Health and Human Services’ … |
The GuardianNHS opt-in transplant policy at risk due to cuts and staff stressThe GuardianTheresa May has thrown her weight behind ambitious plans to help the 6,000 seriously ill Britons who are awaiting an organ transplant by making organ donation at d…