Times of IndiaThousands to pledge their organs on MondayTimes of IndiaBHUBANESWAR: Giving a boost to organ donation, thousands of students from different universities and colleges will pledge their organs at 10 different places across the state on Mond…
The Dominion PostNational organ donation review result due mid-2017 amid calls for …The Dominion PostKatie Tookey, 15, and dad Andy have been campaigning for better organ donation rates since Katie was born and told she needed a new liver. When Katie…
Exeter Express and Echo |
Kirstie Tancock’s family vow to step up organ donor campaigning despite setback
Exeter Express and Echo The family of Kirstie Tancock have pledged to continue campaigning in her memory for a change in the organ donation system – despite the government confirming it currently has no plans to introduce an opt out system. Kirstie, who received two double … |
Metro |
Woman with Cystic fibrosis meets daughters of organ donor who saved her life
Metro But making use of her new lungs wasn’t the only thing on Georgina’s list – she also desperately wanted to meet the loved ones of her organ donor to thank them. And so in December 2015, she wrote a letter and passed it on to her transplant coordinator, … |
organ transplant: Woman gets new lease of life with liver from son …Times of IndiaRamesh Rani, a 57-year-old woman suffering from liver cancer, recently underwent an organ transplant at a Delhi hospital after her husband and her son …and more&…
CBS Local |
Former NFL Coach Discusses Organ Donation At Pittsburgh Center
CBS Local PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former NFL coach who was the recipient of a heart transplant spoke about his experience at the Pittsburgh Center for Organ Recovery and Education on Saturday. As a former player and coach in the NFL, Sam Wyche knows all … |
CBS Local |
SF Gay Men’s Choir Member Preps For Life-Saving Organ Donation
CBS Local SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — A member of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Choir is ready to make a life-saving donation, giving half his liver to the choir member he replaced, even though he never knew him. Liver transplant patient Ross Woodall has waited … |
Globalnews.ca |
Cancer gene still alive in body after death; could be transplanted through organ donation: study
Globalnews.ca That is why he says time is crucial for organ transplants because you don’t want to give the gene a chance to increase dramatically, which in turn creates a higher risk of cancer. READ MORE: Doctors save Ontario woman’s life by removing her lungs. |
Nardya Miller dies after advocating for organ donationNew Zealand HeraldShe captured hearts internationally when news of her plight to spend her last days alive promoting the importance of organ donation made headlines. Now sadly, Brisbane woman Nardya…
The News Minute |
Legalise commercial organ donation, say some medical experts …
The News Minute As India continues to have more than two lakh patients waiting for donor organs, the country’s leading medical experts have said these pending cases can be … |