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Australia Rates Highly in ‘Rules to Give By’ Index
Pro Bono Australia While the majority of countries offer incentives for people making donations within their lifetimes, only 46 percent of countries that impose taxes on the estates of the deceased offer incentives for people who wish to leave money to a charitable cause … |
Local CEO writes message for Donate Life floatSidney Daily News (subscription)Every donation of organs, eyes and tissue begins an inspiring story that lives on forever. In their passing, deceased donors open up a world of health, sight and mobility to …
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Slain Pittsburgh police officer’s contribution to live on as part of Rose …
Pittsburgh Post Gazette The butterflies ascend above 72 volumes adorned with floragraph portraits of deceased donors. Officer Sciullo was 36 years old when he was killed along with fellow Officers Stephen Mayhle and Eric Kelly after Richard Poplawski opened fire on them in … |
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Kidney Chain Links Record Number of Donors and Needing Patients
WBHM “A live donor kidney transplant will last about twice as long as one that comes from a deceased donor,†Segev noted. “And, you don’t have to wait on a list behind thousands of other patients.â€. Dr. Jayme Locke is an assistant professor of … |
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Donate Life’s Rose Parade float a tribute to 72 organ donors
The San Gabriel Valley Tribune “The Never-Ending Story” will feature an open book releasing 60 butterflies that represent the lives that can be saved by a single donor. The butterflies rise above 72 books containing floral portraits of deceased donors, whose legacies are celebrated … |
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Donate Life’s Rose Parade float a tribute to 72 organ donors
The Pasadena Star-News “The Never-Ending Story” will feature an open book releasing 60 butterflies that represent the lives that can be saved by a single donor. The butterflies rise above 72 books containing floral portraits of deceased donors, whose legacies are celebrated … |
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Doctors Push to Allow Death by Organ Donation
National Catholic Register “Brain-dead organ donors are the principal source of transplantable organs. However, it is controversial whether brain death is the same as biological death,” said the study, “Abandoning the Dead–Donor Rule? A National Survey of Public Views on Death … |
Bloomberg ViewOld, Sick and Need a Kidney? Good LuckBloomberg ViewDespite a record 11,163 kidneys transplanted from deceased donors in 2013, an ever-growing waiting list seems inevitable. With an aging population and increasing rates of diabetes — the…
Arizona Daily StarNew national system for donor kidneys to affect Tucson transplantsArizona Daily StarMore than 100,000 Americans are on the national waiting list, and the need for kidney transplants is far outpacing available kidneys available from de…
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First US liver transplant recipient marks 25th anniversary on Thanksgiving
New Haven Register The procedure expanded the options for children with liver disorders, many of whom died while waiting for a liver from a deceased donor. It was first used only in small children. It’s now used for older children, and at some transplant centers, for adults. |