In a first, Maharashtra now has online registry for organ donations
Hindustan Times
The state’s department of medical education and the Tata Trust launched an online registry for organ donations – the first of its kind – on Thursday. With the government priming medical colleges to become centres for organ transplants, Dr Vasantrao …
Government to conduct 3-day organ donation camp across – DNADaily News & Analysis
State to kick off organ donation driveThe Hindu
Hospitals to treat organ donors’ kin all their lives – Mumbai MirrorMumbai Mirror
The Indian Express –Times of India –ETHealthWorld.com
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Organ donation age lowered to 16 in New York, a laggard behind other states
New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV
New York historically has fewer organ donors than almost any other state despite its need for organ donations — only 24 percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and up have enrolled in the NYS Donate Life Registry compared to the national average of 51 percent, …
Organ donation expands to age 16, 17Press & Sun-Bulletin
Cuomo signs teenage organ donation bill, nine others – Capitol …Albany Times Union (blog)
NY Allowing 16 Year Olds to Register for Organ DonationMy Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22
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Organ donation expands to age 16, 17
The Journal News | LoHud.com
ALBANY – Some teenagers in New York will soon be able to join the state’s organ–donor list, but their parents will have a chance to reverse their decision. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Thursday reducing the age limit for organ donation from …
Organ donation age lowered to 16 in New York, a laggard behind other statesNew York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV
Cuomo signs teenage organ donation bill, nine others – Capitol …Albany Times Union (blog)
Organ donation age lowered in NYSWBFO
My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22 –Fox News –13WHAM-TV
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1500 BSF officials pledge organ donation at an event in Delhi
Times of India
The event, which started with the PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on organ donation, was organized in collaboration with National Organ & Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO). With 1,500 officials and their families registering themselves as organ donors …

Cuomo signs teenage organ donation bill, nine others
Albany Times Union (blog)
A bill extending for four years the provisions of Lauren’s Law, which requires motor vehicle form applicants to affirmatively check the “yes” to organ donation box or the box stating they are skipping the organ donation question, was signed by the …
New NY law lowers organ donation age from 18 to 1613WHAM-TV
16-year-olds now can become organ donors in New YorkBuffalo News
Gov. Cuomo needs to let New York teens save lives through organ donationFox News
News 10NBC –NewYorkUpstate.com
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Choice of Hong Kong for Organ Transplant Meeting Defended – The …
New York Times
Fang Hui, 28, showing the scar from a living donor organ transplant operation in which she received a portion of her sister’s liver. China is trying to encourage …
They gave their word, and moreGlobal Times
Organ Transplantation Market 2016 Global Analysis,Growth,Trends …Medgadget (blog)
Debate Flares on China’s Use of Prisoners’ Organs as Experts Meet …The Boston Globe
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Medical students’ flash mob spread awareness about organ donation
Times of India
MYSURU: A group of students attached to Mysore Medical College and Research Institute created awareness on importance of organ donation and took the pledges of donating organs from many visitors to a shopping mall in the city, as part of CII-Young …

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Organ donation on the rise as fatal drug overdoses mount
Washington Post
Lori Blankenship knows her son made bad decisions. But just weeks after his fatal drug overdose about a month ago, she was reminded of a good choice he made. He had registered as an organ donor. Luis Burks’s kidneys and liver went to three people, and …

Memorial for woman who died waiting for organ donation grows at the Altamont Fairground
NEWS10 ABC
“We feel that doing this every year, it helps keep her name going and it brings awareness to organ donation.” In fact, the DeLukes are hoping people will visit, learn about Kara’s story, and be inspired to become organ donors themselves. “Don’t take …

Wisconsin Introduces Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Leave
The National Law Review
Effective July 1, 2016, Wisconsin employers who employ at least 50 employees on a “permanent basis” must provide eligible employees up to six weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for bone marrow and organ donation leave. A copy of the law can …