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22Feb/17

Health 101: Organ donation registry could expand – Herald & Review – Herald & Review


Herald & Review

Health 101: Organ donation registry could expand – Herald & Review
Herald & Review
DECATUR — A bill has been introduced into the Illinois state legislature that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to register as organ donors.
Balloons take flight to honor organ donor campaignDVIDS (press release)
Sparrow among statewide leaders in organ and tissue donations …WSYM-TV
Column: Remembering a good friend — and his gift of life | Opinion …LaSalle News Tribune

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21Feb/17

Chicago Seeking To Become Organ Transplant Hub « CBS Chicago – CBS Local


CBS Local

Chicago Seeking To Become Organ Transplant Hub « CBS Chicago
CBS Local
A group of Chicago area hospitals, doctors, and politicians have teamed up to work toward the goal of turning Chicago into the organ transplant hub of the …
Spreading awareness of organ donationsThe Post – Ontario
Illinois hospitals commit to increasing organ transplants – Chicago …Chicago Tribune

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21Feb/17

To fill organ donation gap in China, doctors turn to surprising source – Valley News Live


Valley News Live

To fill organ donation gap in China, doctors turn to surprising source
Valley News Live
Jinan, China — CBS NEWS This past Tuesday was National Donor Day in the U.S. It’s held every Feb. 14 to raise awareness of the lifesaving benefits of organ, eye, and tissue donation. There are about 120,000 Americans on the national transplant waiting
Govt intervention sought to bring down costTimes of India
China says it has stopped harvesting organs, but evidence belies its claimDeccan Chronicle
The Elephant in the Room – China Continues Forced Organ Harvesting DAFOH Cautions TransplantMENAFN.COM

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21Feb/17

Despite rise in pledges, fewer donors end up giving organs – Malay Mail Online


Malay Mail Online

Despite rise in pledges, fewer donors end up giving organs
Malay Mail Online
According to National Transplant Resource Centre (NTRC), just 611 pledges for organ donations were realised in 2016 out of a total of 381,353 registered donors. — Malay Mail picKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 ― Only a fraction of the nearly 400,000 pledges for …

20Feb/17

STRASSBURGER: Postmortem organ donation improves the lives of others – Daily Nebraskan


Daily Nebraskan

STRASSBURGER: Postmortem organ donation improves the lives of others
Daily Nebraskan
If you’ve been oblivious to the high-quality TV show that is Grey’s Anatomy, you’ve probably never considered the serious need for organ donors in the United States. On more than one occasion, an episode of Grey’s starts with the background information

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