Blackmore Vale MagazineDorset County Hospital Christmas lights switch-on highlights organ donationBlackmore Vale MagazineHospital staff erect a Christmas tree to highlight organ donation. Pictured, from left to right, are Shaun Gibbs and David Willis f…
Globalnews.ca |
Nudging British Columbians to become organ donors
Globalnews.ca In economics, it’s called a nudge. A simple idea to change people’s behaviour. Trying to get more people to register their intentions when it comes to organ donation has involved large-scale campaigns, personal stories of survival, even flat out guilt … |
Cadiz RecordOrgan donors give the greatest gift of all: Guest commentaryLA Daily NewsBecky Culver works on the floragraph image of her husband Jody Culver with her granddaughter Ky Walker, of Glendora, for the Donate Life Rose Parade float Saturday, De…
Province announces new organ donation policyMyTobaA new policy to allow organ donation after cardio-circulatory death was announced today by the Manitoba Government. Until very recently in Canada, organs for transplant were recovered only from patients…
Oxford Mail |
Organ Donor Appeal: Widowed mother urges others to follow late husband’s footsteps
Oxford Mail A WIDOW is calling for people to follow in her husband’s footsteps after he saved two lives by signing on to the organ donor register. Carolyn Timms lost her husband Andrew in October 2014 after he suffered a stroke. The mother-of-eight from … |
Huffington Post |
Little Girl Meets Parents Of The ‘Angel’ Who Donated Her Organs
Huffington Post After a little girl received an incredible gift through organ donation, she had the opportunity to meet the parents of the donor who saved her life. Eight-year-old Kyree Beachem was born with Hirschsprung’s disease, an intestinal disorder that causes … |
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API to launch campaign on organ donation today
The Hindu The Association of Physicians of India (API), Karimnagar chapter, here has decided to launch a campaign to educate people about the importance of organ donation to give a new lease of life to people. On the occasion of Physicians’ Day celebrations to … |
Philadelphia Business Journal |
Tale of 2 cities: Philadelphia beats Pittsburgh in organ donation competition
Philadelphia Business Journal The competition, which involved the Philadelphia Gift of Life Donor Program and Pittsburgh’s Center for Organ Recovery & Education, began Nov. 23 with dueling trash-talking billboards— accusing the other city’s football fans of having “no heart … |
ABC Online |
Why are Australia’s organ donation rates so low?
ABC Online GEOFF MCCAUGHAN, TRANSPLANTIST, SHARELIFE ADVISOR: Do we need better systems to increase organ donation? Everybody would say yes. But when that’s brought into the system or attempted to be brought into the system from outside, there … |
The Oceanside Post |
Swipe right for organ donation — Tinder’s NHS match
The Oceanside Post “Educating and encouraging people to sign up for organ donation – that’s what our partnership with Tinder is all about”, said Sally Johnson, Director of Organ Donation and Transplantation at NHS Blood and Transplant in a press release. When Tinder … Organ donation campaign wrapped up at Buchanan GalleriesGlasgow Evening Times My Christmas wish? All I want is a lung transplantBournemouth Echo NHS Blood and Transplant reveals 109 people are waiting for a transplant in …Leek Post & Times |