The Albany HeraldPhoebe Putney Health System participating in Rose Parade float for organ donationThe Albany HeraldFrom left Danny Johnson, LifeLink of Georgia Hospital development liaison; Phoebe Putney Health System CEO Joel Wernick, and Rochelle Tin…
LivemintOnly 23% of donated organs are transplanted to needy patients: health ministryLivemintNew Delhi: Depicting the sorry state of affairs of organ donation and transplants in India, data from the ministry of health reveals that only 23% of donated …
Al-BawabaHMC Celebrates 30 Years of Safe and Successful Organ TransplantationAl-BawabaHer Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, this week attended an event to mark 30 years of safe and successful organ transplantation surge…
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Kokomo teenager collecting Christmas cards to raise awareness for …
Fox 59 KOKOMO, Ind. – A Kokomo boy is going for a Christmas card world record and he needs your help. Xavier Johnson is trying to collect 700000 Christmas cards, … |
Kaweah Commonwealth |
Organ Donation: A Personal Journey
Kaweah Commonwealth I join over 120,000 Americans waiting for an organ transplant; 22,000 live in California. On average, 150 people are added to the nation’s organ transplant list every day while an average of 22 patients die each day waiting, simply because the organ(s … Nationwide Rose Dedication Program Launches to Support 2018 Donate Life Rose Parade FloatBusiness Wire (press release) |
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China’s organ donations up 30 pct in 2017
Xinhua BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — A healthcare official said Tuesday that 4,529 organ donations took place in China this year, a 30 percent increase year on year. The counts for 2015 and 2016 were 2,766 and 4,080, respectively, according to Guo Yanhong, … |
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNIH grant for Pitt/UPMC is aimed at improving viability of organs for transplantPittsburgh Post-GazetteIf a family decides to take an organ donor off of life support, there is a 30-minute window for the heart to stop beating and …
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Ohio teens learn about organ donation under new required curriculum
WCPO CINCINNATI — It’s a very grown-up question facing teenage drivers: Do you want to be an organ donor? The topic is part of the curriculum in high schools across Ohio, due to a state law which requires organ donation education. They started the … |
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Zurik: Foreign patients enjoy US transplants despite organ shortage
FOX 8 News WVUE-TV A 2016 article in the American Journal of Transplantation said foreigners should be last in line for a transplant. One of the authors wrote, “When you take people from other parts of the world and provide an organ transplant to them rather than someone … |
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Mark’s marathon effort for kidney charity and organ donation in memory of his mum
Armagh i Mark Gordon who ran the Dublin Marathon in aid of charity Kidney Care UK presenting a cheque to William Johnston, Northern Ireland Advocacy Officer with former local MLA and Organ Donation Champion Jo-Anne Dobson. Banbridge financial advisor and … |