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L&TTS joins organ donation campaign, conducts awareness drive
Times of India As part of the campaign, around 9,000 employees of the company’s branches in Bengaluru, Vadodara, Mumbai, Chennai, Mysuru, Gurugram and Hyderabad were educated on the need for organ donation and given an opportunity to pledge their organs. |
Albany Times UnionNY moves to expand list of organ donorsAlbany Times UnionThe move is an addition to efforts over the last year that allow New Yorkers as young as 16 to register as organ donors when applying for a driver license or learner permit, or …
Patch.com |
Organ–Donor Law Named After Rockland Kid Made Permanent
Patch.com Lauren’s Law was named for Lauren Shields, a Rockland County resident who received a life-saving heart transplant at age 8 and has since been an advocate for organ donation. The law was originally passed in 2012 and required applicants for driver’s … Donate Life New York State Partners with Governor Cuomo and New York State to Introduce Easy-To-Use Organ and …PR Newswire (press release) |
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New York state aims to increase organ donation
Los Angeles Times New York state is taking steps to make it easier to sign up as an organ donor. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new executive order Monday directing state agencies to work to make it easier to enroll on the state’s Donate Life Registry, the … |
Times of India |
A dancer’s quest to champion the cause of organ donation
Times of India Having survived a chronic kidney disease and after receiving an organ, dancer Lourd Vijay, who is also an organ donor, recently concluded his cross country awareness programme on organ donation. Speaking to us, he said, “I was receiving dialysis for … |
13WHAM-TVNYS takes steps to increase organ donation13WHAM-TVGovernor Andrew Cuomo signed an Executive Order Monday, that directs the State Health Department to work with all state agencies to provide the public with additional opportunities to become a…
Royston CrowRoyston woman who waited 19 months for a liver urges organ donors to talk to their familiesRoyston CrowThe NHS Blood and Transplant Service has reported that in Hertfordshire alone, more than 100 people have died in the last 10 years simply…
Business DayNurses are the game-changers in organ transplants, study findsBusiness DayAcademics at Wits have found that nurses are overwhelmingly in favour of transplants but are hamstrung by a lack of a structured protocol for referring potential …
CBS News |
2-year-old denied kidney transplant because father violated probation
CBS News ATLANTA — A.J. Burgess was born a month too soon without a working kidney, WGCL-TV reports, and his father Anthony Dickerson is a 110 percent match for an organ donation. But surgeons at Emory Hospital in Atlanta won’t perform the operation because … |
The Tribune |
In death, 65-yr-old woman gives new lease of life to two
The Tribune It was 36th case of organ donation at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) this year as compared to 27 in 2016 when Rajinder Kumar of Patiala showed courage by consenting for organ donation of his mother Ram Pyari. Accident victim’s organs save 2 livesTimes of India |