Hindustan TimesPGIMER organising games to promote organ donationHindustan TimesPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is organising transplant games on Sunday to promote organ donation. The recipients of organ donation, membe…
Channel News Asia |
Israeli society embroiled in human organ transplant debate
Channel News Asia One of these is the transplantation of human organs. At face value, if one person’s organ can save another, it would seem that everyone would be in favour of it. But as Channel NewsAsia discovers, religion and medicine can sometimes be at odds. Eight … |
Green Bay Press Gazette |
Finding an organ donor the county over
Green Bay Press Gazette After months and years of waiting, several hours of surgery – and a shot at an improved quality of life – awaited a pair of patients in a kidney transplant fostered by hard work, patience and a little bit of good fortune. “The four people involved in … Vivienne Traynor takes up the role of ambassador for Organ Donor AwarenessWaterford Today |
Newsweek |
Most Americans Would Donate a Kidney for Cash
Newsweek For more than 20 years, it’s been illegal to give or accept money for organ donation in the U.S. The law was intended to prevent wealthy patients from having a better chance of receiving donor organs than their less affluent counterparts. As a result … A challenge for the ethicists: What if organ donors were paid?Lowell Sun Most people would donate a kidney – especially for moneyReuters |
Medscape |
A challenge for the ethicists: What if organ donors were paid?
Lowell Sun One of the strictest tenets of the U.S. transplant system is that paying for organs is forbidden. The ban, imposed by the National Transplant Act of 1984, was designed to protect the poor from being taken advantage of by the wealthy. Impassioned … Most US Voters Approve of Paying Kidney Donors, Survey FindsMedscape Monte: Have a Heart, and Consider DonationNorwood News Offering To Pay For Kidneys Can Increase Donor RateHeadlines & Global News WebMD all 33 news articles » |
The Barrie Examiner |
RVH recognized for organ donation efforts
The Barrie Examiner Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) recently received a Hospital Achievement Award – Provincial Conversion Rate award from Trillium Gift of Life Network for its dedication to helping improve organ and tissue donation in Ontario and saving lives … |
Banbridge Leader |
Push for promotion of organ donation
Banbridge Leader Mrs Dobson said: “The brutal reality which we must never ever forget is that, despite many years of trying and public support for organ donation standing consistently at around 90%, the number of local people signing up to the organ donor register has … |
The Hindu |
Udupi sees first organ donation from brain-dead patient
The Hindu Udupi witnessed the first organ donation from a 30-year-old brain-dead man at the Kasturba Hospital here on Tuesday. The organs harvested from the body were two kidneys and a liver. While one of the kidneys was made available for transplantation for a … Family of brain-dead youth donate his organs; Udupi-M’luru green corridorDaijiworld.com Fisherman’s organs donated in ManipalBangalore Mirror |
CTV News |
Marit Cup shines light on organ donation
CTV News “What’s important to us is to get the message out to Albertans who are the lowest in the country in terms of registration for organ donation,” said Bruce McKenzie. “They need to talk about it with their families and get registered. That’s really the … |
NDTVWith 13000 Organ Donations, Coimbatore Hospital Creates World RecordNDTVTamil Nadu has been leading the race when it comes to organ donations in more ways than one. The green corridor of the Chennai police for fast transportation of donated organs …