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Nonprofit matches volunteers with organ transplant recipients
WAFB.com Matching Donors claims that 22 people that do qualify for the deceased donor list die each day because the wait to receive their organ can take up to seven to 12 years. Matching Donor’s goal is to shorten the time organs can be received by matching … |
Science NewsNewer drugs make hepatitis C-positive kidneys safe for transplantScience NewsMassachusetts General Hospital has, under strict protocols in emergency cases, transplanted hearts, lungs and livers from donors with hepatitis C to uninfected pat…
KPRC Click2Houston |
Houston-based donation bank turns focus to women on World Kidney Day
KPRC Click2Houston Twenty-two Americans die every day while waiting for a transplant because the need for organs is greater than the number of available donations from deceased donors. Living organ donations help bridge the gap, serving as the fastest option with the … Women continue to be way ahead of men in living kidney donationsThe Hindu It’s World Kidney Day: Meet the mother and son who share special bond and kidneyCW39 |
Vancouver Sun |
BC Transplant eyes more organ donations from euthanasia patients
Vancouver Sun It is something important to us, however, because our philosophy is that everyone at the end of their life can be a donor if they want to be and if they qualify.” Freedom of information (FOI) documents show that organ donations after euthanasia have … |
Mirage News |
Women continue to be way ahead of men in living kidney donations
The Hindu Sunil Shroff, managing trustee of Mohan Foundation, said data collated by his NGO revealed that only 20% of deceased donors in India were female and only 6% of all blood donors were female. “This trend is similar in all regions of the country,” he said … Why are women more likely to donate a kidney than receive one?CTV News Kidney disease and womenMerinews World Kidney Day puts spotlight on womenFlorida Today Mirage News all 61 news articles » |
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Hawke’s Bay marks World Kidney Day after transplant success
New Zealand Herald There are more than 600 people waiting for kidneys in New Zealand on the deceased donor list, and only a portion of those people would receive a kidney each year. Many people with kidney failure found it hard to ask those around them for help, but if … |
Otago Daily TimesAll in the family: a saddle for a kidneyOtago Daily TimesMr Cameron competed at a rodeo at Labour Weekend but was struggling to get time to compete, due to his work and his saddlery business. There was a 12-month waiting list for his s…
Baylor College of Medicine News (press release) |
Study to look at extending heart transplantation donor pool
Baylor College of Medicine News (press release) “Only meticulously designed ex-vivo human heart studies coupled with rigorous pre-clinical in-vivo heart transplants will provide sufficient scientific evidence to guarantee a paradigm shift in the field of transplantation by successfully utilizing … |
Daily MailSecond US baby from a uterus transplant is born in Texas: Birth video reveals the emotional moment the new mother …Daily MailA doctor in Sweden, Mats Brannstrom, was the first in the world to deliver a baby as a result of a uterus transplan…
IndiaCSR (press release) (blog) |
Organ Donation Myths: Get Your Facts Right – India’s Largest CSR …
IndiaCSR (press release) (blog) Now that all the myths are cleared, you should consider becoming an organ donor. By being an organ donor you can give someone a new ray of hope in life. CSR in India. Birmingham sporting heroes back opt-out for organ donation after …Birmingham Live |