Organ donations from Vegas victims may help those in need
USA TODAY
Experts said they expect some donations to emerge — either organs or tissue, or both — from the carnage on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Ministry to approve organ donation after heart stops – Taipei TimesTaipei Times

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After teenage son dies, Lafayette family raises awareness on organ donation
KLFY
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Twenty years ago, there were only 88 people who donated organs in Louisiana. Last year there were 176 organ donors. That’s according to the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency, or LOPA. Now one Lafayette family has made it …

This kid inspired a revolutionary, life-saving organ donation system
WAPT Jackson
Seven-year-old Quinn Gerlach is the reason behind a kidney donation system that’s already saved dozens of lives. Advertisement. Quinn was born with only one kidney and may require a kidney donor. So his grandfather, Howard Broadman, came up with the …

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This kid inspired a revolutionary, life-saving organ donation system
KCRA Sacramento
Seven-year-old Quinn Gerlach is the reason behind a kidney donation system that’s already saved dozens of lives. Advertisement. Quinn was born with only one kidney and may require a kidney donor. So his grandfather, Howard Broadman, came up with the …

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Organ donation opt-out plan: What do people waiting for transplants …
BBC News
What do people waiting for an organ, or who have recently had a transplant, make of plans for an opt-out organ donation system in England?
‘It’s great Wales has been leading the way on organ donation. I’m so proud to be Welsh’iNews
20 years of organ transplantsThe Japan Times
Kent MP Rehman Chishti supports opt out system for organ donationKent Online
Blackpool Gazette –Times of India –HuffPost UK
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‘We always taught Luke sharing is caring… this is the ultimate example’ – parents of boy (6) who saved four lives …
Independent.ie
After their son died in the hit and run, the heartbroken parents agreed to donate his organs – and four people underwent successful life-saving transplants. “We always taught Luke that caring is sharing or sharing is caring. I suppose this was the …
‘I saw something fall from the sky, and roll on the ground. It was only then I realised it was Luke’Irish Examiner

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Family pays tribute to brave Rosie who fronted organ donor campaign
Blackpool Gazette
Anthony Clarkson, assistant director of organ donation and transplantation at NHS Blood and Transplant, said: “Rosie was a wonderful ambassador for organ donation and we are deeply saddened to hear the news of her death. Our thoughts are with Rosie’s …
Organ donor Bryony Baynes headteacher of Kempsey Primary School praises opt-out plan spoken by Theresa MayWorcester News
NHS Blood and Transplant seeks partner for new campaignZenopa

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Bike tour honors area Scout, others as organ donors
Longview News-Journal
This past year, Thomas Larry noticed his mother’s driver’s license had a small heart on it, and he asked her about it. She told him it meant she wanted to be an organ donor if something ever happened to her. That way, she said, she could help others …

Docs take to stage to spread awareness on organ donation
Daily News & Analysis
Dr Jigar Mehta, a critical care specialist said that there is a need to spread awareness about organ donation as Gujarat lags behind other states as far as organ donation is concerned. He said that apart from lack of government intervention, a number …

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Probe Sasikala’s husband Natarajan organ donation row, says Tamilisai Soundarajan
The New Indian Express
TIRUCHY: The President of Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP, Tamilisai Soundarajan, on Thursday alleged irregularities in the organ transplant conducted on V K Sasikala’s husband Natarajan, and demanded a probe into the issue. Addressing media persons at …
BJP seeks probe into Sasikala’s husband organ transplantDaily News & Analysis

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