West Orange Times & Windermere Observer |
A Match for Matt: Windermere teen in need of kidney donor …
West Orange Times & Windermere Observer Matthew Bustamante is a Windermere teen who is in a race against time to find a kidney donor who could save his life. |
PennLive.comLiver transplant evaluation clinic opens in HarrisburgPennLive.com… potential donors and all surgeries will be conducted at UPMC Montefiore in Pittsburgh. UPMC says that last year it led the nation in living-donor liver transplants, and w…
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Libertarians Can Continue Contribution Limits Challenge
Courthouse News Service ATLANTA (CN) – The Libertarian party can continue its long-running challenge to political contribution limits as they relate to bequests from deceased donors. As recounted in court documents, when Raymond Burrington died in 2008, he left the national … |
Times of India (blog)Paying cash to family of deceased for organs is a terrible idea, it paves the way to monetising body partsTimes of India (blog)Call it a cash prize, call it a reward, but however you name it paying money to the family of the deceas…
Nevada Business Magazine |
John Lilley Becomes Donor Network West’s Nevada Regional Director
Nevada Business Magazine In 2017, the nonprofit saw the highest number of donors in its history for the region. These deceased organ and tissue donors have the potential to improve the lives of nearly 1,300 people. Nearly 600 people await a life-saving organ transplant in Nevada. |
The WireWhy Does Spain Lead the World in Organ Donation?The WireThat a highly compatible deceased donor was available as well as so many willing living donors, including family members, is perhaps a reflection of something that makes Spain a very speci…
Scroll.in |
Organ donation: Spain’s secret to having the largest number of …
Scroll.in More and more people are donating organs, but demand still far exceeds supply. What can the world learn from the country that does it best? Opioid epidemic alleviates shortage of organ donors in the US …Medical News Bulletin |
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Heart and liver transplant only hope for Jessica Davenport-Lee, 24
New Zealand Herald Jess Davenport-Lee’s heart could stop beating at any moment. The Auckland 24-year-old is largely house-bound these days, takes a defibrillator with her whenever she does manage to get out and has to have someone trained in CPR with her at all times. |
LancasterOnline |
UPMC Pinnacle strengthens Pittsburgh ties by offering liver transplant evaluations
LancasterOnline The release said in 2017 UPMC led the nation in living-donor liver transplants, and was the only center in the country to perform more living-donor than deceased–donor liver transplants. “During a living-donor liver transplant, a living person has a … |
Peoria Journal Star |
Act of generosity kicks off 8-patient kidney ‘transplant chain’
Peoria Journal Star Transplants involving live kidney donors usually result in longer kidney function for the recipient than transplants involving deceased donors, he said. Memorial would like to be involved with more kidney transplant chains, Garfinkel said, adding that … |