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26Oct/16

New England’s 900% Increase in Organ Donation Tied to Depth of Opioid Epidemic – The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)


The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)

New England’s 900% Increase in Organ Donation Tied to Depth of Opioid Epidemic
The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)
This year, some hospitals in Massachusetts, like Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, have dramatically increased the number of organ transplants they perform. The sources of these lifesaving gifts are the victims of the opioid epidemic

25Oct/16

‘Potential of cadaver organ donation under-tapped in India’ – Business Standard

‘Potential of cadaver organ donation under-tapped in India’
Business Standard
Cadaver organ donation has immense potential in India but remains underutilised, a leading gastroenterologist said here on Tuesday. “In India, approximately 160,000 road traffic accidents happen each year out of which 95,000 can be declared dead. So

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