WJAC Johnstown |
Woman’s surprise organ donation saves her friend’s life
WJAC Johnstown Jeff Skidmore, 39, from Ebensburg got an organ from a living donor but the surprise identity of the person who stepped up to save his life wasn’t who he was expecting. Since the fall of 2011, Skidmore relied on dialysis knowing his kidneys were failing. |
Casper Star-Tribune Online |
Former Wyoming Senate president wants organ donation laws to change
Casper Star-Tribune Online Wyomingites can elect to donate organs by checking a box when they complete a form to obtain their driver’s license, said Sue Dunn, president and CEO of Donor Alliance, a federally designated Denver nonprofit that serves most of Wyoming. Wyoming is one … |
Dallasweekly |
The Gift of Life: Organ Transplant and the Black Community
Dallasweekly When all is said and done, these crippling afflictions will many times lead to organ failure; which means African Americans are significant players when it comes to those needing organ transplants. That’s the bad news. The good news is modern medicine … |
Times of IndiaZTCC mulls incentive scheme for families of organ donorsTimes of IndiaAURANGABAD: The Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC) for Aurangabad region is contemplating introduction of a special scheme under which family members of org…
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NASCAR driver honors Cosby teen, organ donor
Chesterfield Observer Last Thursday, to coincide with the anniversary of his death and National Donate Life Month, Cosby High School held a student assembly in tribute to Tyler. Speakers discussed the organ donor registry; Tyler’s father awarded two service scholarships … |
Times of India |
Organ donation: Two green corridors help activist’s organs save 4 …
Times of India NOIDA: A 50-year-old activist from Uttarakhand helped save at least four lives after her death as four organs from her body were transplanted to four other … |
The HinduGuinness Record setfor organ donation – The HinduThe HinduA Guinness World Record for the most number of people to sign up as organ donors in a single hour was broken at a programme held to mark the 70th birthday …Andhra Pradesh: 11,987…
wivb.com |
More New Yorkers are signing up to become organ donors
wivb.com BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Five weeks after Macy Alexander-Childs was born, her parents got devastating news. She had developed bands which were cutting off circulation to her small intestine. A doctor removed 90 percent of her small intestine. Her parents … Circuit clerks’ work continues for organ donor registration, awarenessKYStandard.com Organ donation walk in Sudbury on Saturday | Sudbury StarThe Sudbury Star Editorial: Organ donation process enhanced | Opinion …Plattsburgh Press Republican Medical Xpress –kentonbee –Hawk Eye all 14 news articles » |
CBC.caCalgary girl with rare liver cancer listed for organ transplant in USCBC.caA three-year-old Calgary girl battling a rare liver cancer is one step closer to receiving a potentially life-saving organ transplant. Her family was informed this week by…
Chinchilla News |
Parents’ fight as organ transplant deemed ‘elective surgery’
Chinchilla News A MAROOCHYDORE family battling to have insurance companies recognise organ transplants as non-elective surgery has reached a major milestone. Anthea and Glenn Anderson’s two-year-old daughter Elise has a severe liver condition and urgently needs … |