Lifebanc reports record number of organ donors in 2016WKBN.comThe organization facilitated the life-saving gifts of 150 organ donors in 2016, an 11.1 percent increase from 2015. A total of 435 organs were transplanted from those individuals, saving the…
Dr Saharia for mass awareness on organ donationAssam TribuneMANGALDAI, Jan 16 – Hyderabad- based eminent nephro-surgeon Padma Shri Dr Sarbeswar Saharia, who has nearly 4,000 successful kidney transplant cases under his belt, is very much concerned over…
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Labour MP calls on ministers to overcome ‘cowardice’ on organ donation bill
BT.com Ministers must overcome their “cowardice” and act to boost organ donation and save lives, a Labour former frontbencher has said. Paul Flynn wants to change the current system of organ donation to one where people are presumed to be donors unless they … |
Campaign to promote organ donation kicks offSTA – Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija (subscription)Ljubljana, 16 January – A campaign to promote donation of organs got under way on Monday to help narrow a huge gap between the number of patients waiting for tr…
finder.com.auAustralian organ donations at record levelsfinder.com.au2016 was a fortuitous year for Australian organ recipients, owing to the generosity of more than 500 deceased donors and their families. A record 1,448 Aussies received a life-saving …
Herald ScotlandSNP ministers warned not to water down organ donation opt-out plansHerald ScotlandBIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – MARCH 16: A surgeon and his theatre team perform key hole surgery to remove a gallbladder at at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital on March…
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BioEdge: Canadian bioethicists call for organ donor euthanasia
BioEdge Well, that didn’t take long. Euthanasia became legal in Canada in June and by December Quebec bioethicists had already published an article in the Journal of … Euthanasia With Organ Harvesting Coming to Canada? | National …National Review |
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Through Organ Donation, One Woman’s Death Gives Life To Others
NPR The family signed papers for their daughter to become a donor. James Driscoll’s doctors gave his medical information to doctors in Virginia. Their organs turned out to be a match, and this week, doctors in Boston put Ashley Theriot’s kidney into James … |
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Organ donation rate surge gifted Megan life, miracle baby
Herald Sun Less than a year after an independent review into Australia’s poor organ donation rates called for an overhaul of system, the number of deceased donors jumped 16 per cent — from 435 in 2015 to 503 last year. A record 406 of Victoria’s sickest patients … Spain, organ donation champion of the worldBioEdge Musician joins unique pop band to promote organ donation (From …Runcorn and Widnes World In a first, recipient of a transplant donates organ – Times of IndiaTimes of India NephrologyNews.com –Kamsack Times –MedPage Today all 12 news articles » |
South Wales ArgusCalls for UK to follow Wales on organ donationSouth Wales ArgusFile photo dated 07/10/12 of Paul Flynn, shadow Commons leader and shadow Welsh secretary, who has suggested MPs should be given an allowance instead of having to claim for…