The NationPatients waiting for organ transplants face shortagesThe NationTHOUSANDS of patients in Thailand are now on a life-or-death waiting list, praying every day with their family members for an organ transplant. Despite increasingly advanced medic…
CBS New YorkNew Jersey State Lawmaker Calls For Tax Credit For Organ DonorsCBS New YorkWhile the National Organ Transplant Act makes it illegal for hospitals to pay for organs, 19 states provide either a tax credit or deduction for verifiable, unreimbu…
Shanghai Daily (subscription)Nearly 170000 registered as organ donors in 2015The Star OnlineSHANGHAI: Nearly 170,000 people registered as organ donors in China by the end of last year, an event to remember organ donors in China was told in Shanghai. Th…
Buffalo News |
Grateful lung recipient makes plea for organ donation
Buffalo News Maurilio “Mauri” Giannada waited a nerve-racking 10 months before receiving a donated lung last summer. He’s holding a pillow given to him by his medical aides at the Cleveland Clinic, where he had surgery last July. (Photos by Robert Kirkham/Buffalo … |
WJXT JacksonvilleOrgan donation: The facts, the needs, the successWJXT JacksonvilleJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – April is National Donate Life Month, a time when organizations throughout the organ and tissue donation community work together to share with as man…
Asbury Park Press |
Saturday roundup: Tearful meeting with organ donor’s family
Asbury Park Press Most mornings when she opens her eyes, Missy Masse reaches for the insulin pump. It’s not there. The 37-year-old Pennsylvania mom forgets: She has been cured of diabetes. But she’ll always remember the reason — an organ donation from 15-year-old … South Side family grateful for decision in New JerseyWilliamsport Sun-Gazette |
SLU doctor uses her art to raise awareness about organ donationfox2now.comGrafica Fine Art and Custom framing, located at 7884 Big Bend in Webster Groves, is hosting a tissue and organ donation registry April 1 and April 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. both …
Chicago Tribune |
Elgin teacher an advocate for organ donation
Chicago Tribune Kathy had become an advocate for organ donation — appearing in an Illinois Secretary of State pamphlet, regularly walking in American Liver Foundation events and speaking to drivers education classes about signing donation cards, said her husband, … Elgin woman remembered for lifelong passion for teachingChicago Daily Herald |
Chinadaily USAPublic gaining acceptance of organ donationChinadaily USANearly 170,000 people had registered as organ donors in China by the end of last year, an event to remember organ donors in China was told on Friday in Shanghai. The ceremony was al…
Irish Times |
Organ donor week: it could be you
Irish Times Some 280 organ transplants were carried out in the Republic during 2016, representing the second highest yearly transplant rate on record. Notwithstanding the generosity of the 77 families who donated a loved one’s organs last year, too many people … Ceremony honors organ donationsBudgeeter News Support sought for Organ Donor Awareness WeekDublin People Donate Life Month starts Saturday; families urge others to become organ donorsWPXI Pittsburgh Leinster Leader –Fingal Independent –The Daily Cardinal all 17 news articles » |