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08Aug/18

NHS plans multimillion-pound campaign to push opt-out organ donation – PRWeek


PRWeek

NHS plans multimillion-pound campaign to push opt-out organ donation
PRWeek
It stated: “A recurring theme amongst responses was that the Government should launch a national media campaign to raise awareness and enable people to make an informed decision on organ donation.” A common request was for information to be …

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08Aug/18

Women’s basketball | Ex-Buckeye Tori McCoy, with rare kidney disease, takes transplant message public – The Columbus Dispatch


The Columbus Dispatch

Women’s basketball | Ex-Buckeye Tori McCoy, with rare kidney disease, takes transplant message public
The Columbus Dispatch
She gets dialysis treatments three times a week. Her physicians have determined that the best chance for long-term survival is to have … She hopes to also raise awareness for organ donation overall. “I fully understand asking for an organ donation

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08Aug/18

Transplant opt-out system: ‘It appears Northern Ireland may be left behind as the odd one out’ – Belfast Telegraph


Belfast Telegraph

Transplant opt-out system: ‘It appears Northern Ireland may be left behind as the odd one out’
Belfast Telegraph
While I acknowledge there’s a debate to be had around the opt-out system, that very debate unites the transplant family as any move which increases public awareness around what it means to be given a new life through a transplant is a positive thing

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07Aug/18

Marquette forward Tori McCoy seeks kidney transplant – ESPN.com – ESPN


ESPN