Forks Forum |
All I want for Christmas is …. | Forks Forum
Forks Forum A photo of Sue Liedtke from 2015 when she won a turkey at the WEBPA drawing. Photo Christi Baron. ‘Tis the season of giving and receiving. For most people, they are thinking about shopping for that perfect gift or anticipating what wonderful surprises … |
BBC News |
Will change to organ donor rules mean more transplants? – BBC News
BBC News In an attempt to make more organs available for transplant, ministers are proposing a radical change by moving to a system of “presumed consent”. Current rules in England mean those willing to donate their organs, should they die, sign up to a donor … Health Secretary calls for more organ donationThe Voice Online Families’ wishes could be over-ruled under new presumed consent …Telegraph.co.uk Jeremy Hunt launches opt-out organ donation plans in EnglandThe Guardian ChristianToday –Sputnik International –carehome.co.uk News all 45 news articles » |
CBS DFW |
Stranger Who Donated Kidney Meets Recipient « CBS Dallas / Fort …
CBS DFW Valene Escobedo received a kidney from Susana Margraf. The pair met for the first time on Monday. |
BBC News |
Will change to organ donor rules mean more transplants?
BBC News It is rare for the family of a registered donor to object, but it is more common when people have not signed up or discussed it with their family. The donor system was radically overhauled in 2008, with the introduction of specialist nurses liaising … Jeremy Hunt appeals for more Asian organ donorsEasterneye Health Secretary calls for more organ donationThe Voice Online Jeremy Hunt launches opt-out organ donation plans in EnglandThe Guardian ChristianToday –Times & Star –Keep the Faith (press release) all 68 news articles » |
Giants honor fan who launched chain of kidney donationsGiants.com (blog)Margaret Preto-Rodas wanted to do something special this year to celebrate her 50th birthday. So Margaret reached out online to Ned Brooks, the Founder of Donor to Donor, a program…
eHealth Magazine | Elets |
ZTCC, Apollo Hospitals conduct organ donation awareness programme
eHealth Magazine | Elets Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) and Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai organised a scientific session to create awareness and educate the medical fraternity in Navi Mumbai on the ‘Management of Brain Stem Death and Organ Donation‘ recently … ZTCC & Apollo Hospitals conduct organ donation awareness programme for medical fraternity in Navi Mumbaipharmabiz.com |
Toronto Sun |
Man in need of kidney transplant determined to beat the odds
Toronto Sun “I could give to someone on the waiting list on the deceased donor waiting list. If they were fifth from the top of the list, then my husband would move to fifth from the top of the list waiting for a deceased organ donation,” Patricia said. Since 2009 … |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
Best use of lifesavers: A good step for fairness in liver transplants
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette UNOS has pledged to monitor the policy’s effects, and the transplant community is bound to revisit the issue in coming years. Doctors also are working to reduce the need for livers from deceased donors; for example, 49 of 93 transplants at UPMC and 11 … |
News-Medical.netMany discarded donor kidneys could be used for transplantationNews-Medical.netDespite this shortage, almost 1 out of every 5 kidneys that are recovered from possible donors ends up being discarded-; a proportion that has risen over the …
KBZK Bozeman NewsDonor sought for Bozeman nurse in need of life-saving kidney transplantKBZK Bozeman NewsBOZEMAN – According to kidneyfund.org, kidney disease is the 9th leading cause of death in the U.S. with more than 80,000 people waiting for a kidn…