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22Oct/18

Woman runs half-marathon in remembrance of her father and to raise awareness about being an organ donor – DesMoinesRegister.com


DesMoinesRegister.com

Woman runs half-marathon in remembrance of her father and to raise awareness about being an organ donor
DesMoinesRegister.com
Marcy Holland has run more than a dozen half-marathons in honor of her father, who died in 2003 of pulmonary fibrosis. But the one she ran on Sunday in Des Moines was extra special. James “Jim” William O’Brien grew up in Iowa and went to Drake …

21Oct/18

Organ Donation: While People Die, A Search For A Better System – Patch.com


Patch.com

Organ Donation: While People Die, A Search For A Better System
Patch.com
PORTLAND, OR – Last year, I won the lottery. Not the Megabucks or Powerball kind; one much more valuable. I received a new kidney. I had spent five-and-a-half years in dialysis waiting for that day. Dialysis is a process by which a machine does what a …
Failed cadaver transplants: Technical committee advises further tests in UKThe Indian Express

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20Oct/18

Victoria adopts ‘automatic assessment’ organ donation model in bid to boost donation rate – ABC Local


ABC Local

19Oct/18

Australian company uses ‘blasphemous’ portrayal of Jesus’ crucifixion to push organ donation – Lifesite


Lifesite

Australian company uses ‘blasphemous’ portrayal of Jesus’ crucifixion to push organ donation
Lifesite
“Your promotion for organ donation has borrowed one of the most important moments in Christian history and used it as a cheap device to promote a message which many Christians would, in other circumstances, wish to support,” the group states.
Outrage as New Australian Ad Shows Jesus as ‘Organ Donor‘ (VIDEO)Sputnik International

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19Oct/18

Parents of Humboldt Bronco Logan Boulet to speak on organ donation at Kidney Foundation event – Regina Leader-Post


Regina Leader-Post

Parents of Humboldt Bronco Logan Boulet to speak on organ donation at Kidney Foundation event
Regina Leader-Post
Logan’s organ donation helped save six lives, and spurred a huge growth in organ donor registration across the country. The outpouring of Canadians registering as organ donors has been named the “Logan Boulet Effect,” which is estimated to have spurred …

19Oct/18

Organ donation discussions to become automatic to drive up Victorian transplant rates – Herald Sun


Herald Sun

Organ donation discussions to become automatic to drive up Victorian transplant rates
Herald Sun
The Andrews Government will today announce the new “automatic assessment” approach will be rolled out across the state to drive an increase in organ donation and the number of lives saved. It follows a successful trial of the system at the Royal