USA TODAYUS organ transplants reach 30K milestone, thanks to increased donationsUSA TODAYThanks to a steady increase in Americans willing to donate their organs to save the lives of others, organ transplants in the United States reached a milestone in …
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Nearly a quarter of Berkshire patients on organ transplant list have been …
Maidenhead Advertiser He said: “One donor can save or transform up to nine lives and many more can be helped through the donation of tissues. If you want to help people after you have passed away there is no greater gesture than becoming an organ donor.” “People often think … Helping hand for transplant patientsRoyal Gazette |
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Nebraska senators advance bill to encourage organ donations
Miami Herald The Nebraska Legislature easily advanced a bill to encourage drivers to be organ donors despite a six-hour debate about “forced speech” and misleading language. Lawmakers voted 32-8 Tuesday on a measure by Syracuse Sen. Dan Watermeier that would … |
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Nebraska senators advance bill to encourage organ donations
Lexington Herald Leader The Nebraska Legislature easily advanced a bill to encourage drivers to be organ donors despite a six-hour debate about “forced speech” and misleading language. Lawmakers voted 32-8 Tuesday on a measure by Syracuse Sen. Dan Watermeier that would … |
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Senators debate organ donation option on drivers license application
KLKN It would make it mandatory to answer the question on you drivers license application on whether or not you want to be an organ donor. Senator Lydia Brasch stood in support of the bill. “They have at the end of life the opportunity to save a life,” says Se. |
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Minnesota man builds enormous snow sculpture promoting organ donation
Grand Forks Herald He has since had a successful transplant, but said he created another sculpture this year “just to keep the awareness going” for organ donation. “It’s as simple as checking ‘yes’ on your driver’s license,” he said. He spent more than four hours … Snow kidney raises awarenessNBC26.tv |
Spain Maintains Global Supremacy in Organ DonationPrensa Latina… 11:00Madrid, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) Spain recorded in 2015 a new record in organ donation and transplants with results that revalidated its world leadership for over two decades, offici…
Columbus DispatchNonprofit provides support to young organ-transplant patientsColumbus DispatchThough still sick, he began striking up one-on-one conversations with other patients at the dialysis center on Olentangy River Road where he was treated, tal…
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Organ donor’s gift of life working wonders
The Argus A HOSPITAL nurse now has a new lease of life thanks to the gift of a kidney from a family friend. Sue Gathergood and Marie Budgen recently met up at Worthing Hospital to mark the first anniversary of their successful transplant operation. Mrs … |
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Ways to encourage organ donors in New Zealand
Stuff.co.nz A few years back at university I had to do a research report on the state of organ donation in New Zealand. New Zealand has what we call an “opt-in” system when it come to organ donation. This means that one must choose to be a donor or not. You can … If You Want To Be An Organ Donor, Here Are 5 Important Things You Should KnowYouth Ki Awaaz Parents of transplant girl make appeal for more organ donors to sign upShields Gazette |