Wirral Globe |
Wirral Globe readers urged to sign organ donor register
Wirral Globe “It really is life-changing experience and is one of the most selfless things people can do but can save the life of someone who is in need of a transplant.” There are currently 126,595 people on the organ donation register in Wirral. Over the past … |
The News Minute |
PMK’s Anbumani Ramadoss seeks CBI probe into organ transplant scam in TN
The News Minute Former Union Minister and PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the organ transplant scam in Tamil Nadu. In a statement here, Ramadoss citing a news report said that at a time … CBI probe needed in organ transplant scam: PMKThe Siasat Daily |
Deutsche Welle |
German health minister calls for opt-out organ donation
Deutsche Welle Germany should change its laws on organ donation and adopt an opt-out scheme to increase the number of organs available for transplantation, Health Minister Jens Spahn said in comments published on Monday. “I am in favor of a double opt-out solution,” … Germany debates opt-out system for organ donationseuronews German health minister calls for opt-out organ donation systemXinhua Controversy in Germany as Health Minister Supports Opt-Out Organ Donation SystemSputnik International |
Metro |
Is there an age limit for organ donation and how to join the register?
Metro It is Organ Donation Week which makes it a perfect time for you to register yourself if you haven’t already. The NHS has said that ‘on average three people die every day in need of an organ transplant‘ because there aren’t enough organ donors. One of … Organ Donation Week 2018: How do I register to become a donor and what is the opt-out system?Evening Standard Organ Donation Week underway – have you signed up?ITV News People encouraged to talk about donation this Organ Donation WeekBury Times NW Evening Mail –Gloucestershire Live –The Northern Echo all 41 news articles » |
HeartHertfordshire Woman: Organ Donation Saves LivesHeart149 people have died while waiting for a transplant in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire over the last five years. The first woman in the UK to donate an organ to …
Daily TelegraphStudents rally around MatildaDaily TelegraphSTUDENTS at St Thomas More Catholic Parish Primary School showed their community spirit on Friday as they rallied around one of their own to raise awareness for organ donation. Four-year-old Ma…
The HinduProtocol breached in Tamil Nadu organ transplant case, says probeThe HinduAn investigation ordered by the Tamil Nadu government into the retrieval of organs from a brain dead patient at a private hospital in Salem district in May this year has…
BBC News |
Organ donation: Man’s nine-year wait for heart transplant
BBC News Father-of-two Gareth Evans has needed a heart transplant for nine years. The 45-year-old, from Stockport, has been waiting longer than anyone else in the UK on the current list of heart transplant patients. His health is declining and, as Organ … 12 lives saved by organ donation in St Helens last year – but ‘a conversation could save more lives’ say Violet …St Helens Star Change the Law campaign’s Max Johnson to star in organ donation video with family of Keira Ball who saved his lifeMirror.co.uk Urgent need for more to donate their organsLancashire Telegraph Solihull Observer –Sky News all 16 news articles » |
The Guardian |
UK’s longest waiting patient for heart transplant pleads for more organ donors
The Guardian Anthony Clarkson, interim director for organ donation and transplantation at NHSBT, said: “People like Gareth are living moment to moment, in desperate need of someone saying ‘yes’ to donation – their lives depend upon a selfless organ donor and their … Richmond mother urges people to consider organ donationRichmond and Twickenham Times Organ Donation Week appeal in SomersetSomerset County Gazette How To Opt In Or Out Of Organ DonationHuffPost UK Powys County Times all 23 news articles » |
Globalnews.ca |
‘You kind of have to find your own’: Why Canadians are turning to Facebook to find kidney donors
Globalnews.ca Michelle MacKinnon was at home alone, scrolling through Facebook one day in 2015 when a post caught her eye. It was the story of Taylum Lamoureux, a two-year-old boy who had spent the first six months of his life in hospital due to autosomal recessive … |