WSLS 10 |
One day from death: How a Virginia Tech student survived – WSLS 10
WSLS 10 BLACKSBURG – Every day, people die because they can’t get an organ transplant. More than 14,000 people across the U.S. are waiting on a liver transplant, and nearly 200 are right here in Virginia. Bethany Sandone was one of them. One week. That’s all … What is the lifespan of 4 common organ transplants? | Health24Health24 |
Vernon Morning Star |
Letter: So thankful for organ donation
Vernon Morning Star Others haven’t come forth for their own reasons and I’m not faulting them for it. In December my husband was put on the donor transplant list and now we are waiting for a live or deceased donor. I am praying he gets one soon so he can be free from the … |
West Bridgford Wire |
New clinical head of organ donation for NHS Blood and Transplant …
West Bridgford Wire NHS Blood and Transplant has appointed Dale Gardiner as the UK’s new national Clinical Lead for Organ Donation. Dale is a Consultant in Adult Intensive Care Medicine at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and was previously the UK’s Deputy … |
Hometown News (press release) (blog) |
Kidney walk educates importance of donation
Hometown News (press release) (blog) According to Congress.gov, the Living Donor Protection Act “prohibits discrimination based on an individual’s status as a living organ donor in the offering, issuance, cancellation, coverage, price, or any other condition of a life insurance policy … |
Buffalo NewsA stroke of fortune for both kidney transplant recipient and donorBuffalo NewsBoth donor and recipient feel blessed. Dodson knows he is fortunate. According to the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, 229 deceased donors and …
Buffalo NewsLiving donors, families of those who die unexpectedly, are key to organ transplantationBuffalo NewsPark Country Club Golf Course Superintendent Scott Dodson has much to be thankful for when it comes to receiving a kidney from a living donor…
90.5 WESA |
UPMC To Promote Living Donor Liver Transplants | 90.5 WESA
90.5 WESA There are 14000 people in the United States waiting for a liver transplant. And if the country’s medical centers continue to draw the vast majority of. Living donor liver transplants make history at UPMCTribune-Review UPMC puts in strong first quarter – Pittsburgh Business TimesPittsburgh Business Times UPMC Celebrates Milestone For Living Donor Program « CBS …CBS Pittsburgh / KDKA |
West Virginia Public BroadcastingStudy Links Overdose Deaths to Increase in Organ Donations | West …West Virginia Public BroadcastingA new study finds that the epidemic of drug overdose deaths in the United States has led to an increase in organ dono…
Manila Bulletin |
Organ donation leave with pay proposed for donors
Manila Bulletin “Yet, despite the frequent use of materials donated from deceased donors, the donation of organs from living donors is necessary for some types of transplants to compensate for the limited supply of material available from deceased donors in order to … |
Times of IndiaIn 36 hours, kin of 3 deceased give gift of life to 8 in MumTimes of IndiaIn the first donation on May 1, the family of a 22-year-old man donated his heart, liver and two kidneys at Umrao Wockhardt Hospital in Mira Road. In the second don…