BranfordSeven.com |
Letter: Speak Up Against Organ Donor Opt-Out Law
BranfordSeven.com Imagine a world where you don’t volunteer to be an organ donor, but rather, upon your death, the state assumes your consent and automatically has your organs harvested. This will happen unless you proactively join a state managed opt-out registry. No … |
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Organ donation: Harrogate woman shares experience of life after saving mother from kidney failure
Harrogate Advertiser A daughter who saved her mum’s life by donating a kidney is dispelling fears and appealing to the public to sign up as organ donors after the first anniversary of her surgery. Jo Lister was the only member of her family who could help her mum, Patricia … |
Gazette Series |
Former Rednock student’s organ donor inspired artwork set to be unveiled at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gazette Series A PIECE of organ donation inspired artwork, created with the help of a former Rednock student, is set for its official unveiling at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH). On Thursday, March 9 the art-piece, called One Thousand Thank Yous will be … |
Telegraph.co.ukOrgan donation breakthrough promised after new tissue warming discoveryTelegraph.co.ukA groundbreaking new method of safely reviving frozen organs promises to save millions of lives by ending the donor shortage crisis, scientists have sa…
The Landmark |
Organ donation highlighted at Fire Department event
The Landmark An informational session on organ donation was held at the Sterling Senior Center on Feb. 22 in light of Sterling Firefighter Lt. David Johnson’s need of a kidney transplant. Speakers at the evening session included Al Desher, a Shirley firefighter who … |
KXAN.comOrgan donor bill proposes reversing Texas registry system | KXAN …KXAN.comIn this photo taken June 28, 2016, Dr. Matthew Cooper carries the kidney donated by Dana Hudson to be transplanted into his wife, Brenda Hudson, in the …and more…
Osoyoos Times |
Women power boosts Pune’s organ donation
Times of India Aarti Golkhale of Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC) said, “As many as 30 hospitals in Pune are registered for organ transplant. Of these, 10 to 12 are actively working in organ donation and transplant. About 80% of the staff involved in … ICBC and BC Transplant expand organ donation program across the provinceOsoyoos Times |
Khaleej TimesDoctors, public welcome new organ donation lawKhaleej TimesThe UAE Organ Transplant Law decreed by the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will regulate transplantation of human organs and tissues, and potentially s…
The State |
‘Just that one phone call’: Demand for organ donations rises
The State South Carolina residents used to be some of the least likely to donate organs. Until 2008, people who agreed to donate organs when they got their driver’s license were not entered into a database. The state now has 1.8 million people in a database for … |
India Today |
Government to train 48 doctors to perform organ retrieval and transplant procedures
India Today As the country is facing an acute shortage of specialist organ transplant surgeons capable of doing organ retrieval from brain-dead patients, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), has found a way out. The country’s apex organ … |