Organ donation opt-out system begins next month in WalesCarmarthen JournalToday (Sunday November 1) marks one month to go until the changes to the organ donation law come into effect in Wales. On December 1, Wales will become the first country in the U…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
Advocates continue fighting for higher organ donation rates
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Malinda Sherid’s daughter Kim Cecchini, 16, died in a car accident in 2001. Ms. Sherid agreed to donate her daughter’s organs and now volunteers for the Center for Organ Recovery and Education in O’Hara. |
Los Angeles Times |
Hoag’s Tree of Life ceremony honors organ donors
Los Angeles Times Danny Harris hugs his son River, 3, during an event Thursday at Hoag Hospital’s Tree of Life memorial for organ donors. The family was there to honor River’s mother, Mary Pope, who died last year. Eight people whose organs were donated were honored. |
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Seminar on Organ Donation
The New Indian Express KOCHI: In connection with the Kerala Piravi Day, the Tourism Professionals Club, an association of tour operators in Kerala, will organise a seminar on the ‘Importance of Organ Donation and Social Responsibility’ at Hotel Le Meridien, here on Saturday. |
Local hospital honors organ donors by raising flagWQOW TV News 18Eau Claire (WQOW) – A new symbol of life is flying at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital. Sacred Heart raised a flag to honor all of those who have donated their organs. The flag flew for the fir…
Weekly Citizen |
Pedal for Life group remembers Donaldsonville organ donor
Weekly Citizen DONALDSONVILLE – On Oct. 22, a group of cyclists on a life-saving mission stopped for a brief visit, on their way to New Orleans for the Donate Life America conference. Beginning their long distance journey at Kinnick Football Stadium in Iowa City … |
ITV News |
Faith groups debate changes to organ donation law in Wales
ITV News From 1st December, Wales will become the first country in the UK to introduce a new soft opt-out system for organ and tissue donation. The new law will presume consent for people’s organs and tissues to be donated unless they stipulate otherwise. On … |
Indian Weekender |
PM’s call for organ donation in Man ki Baat
Kashmir Times Prime Minister in his twelfth edition of Man ki Baat at Akashwani on 25.10.2015 called for need of organ donation to save human lives. But the aspect should be made popular by encouraging body-donation. Many eminent personalities like Captain Laxmi … PM highlights need for organ donationsIndian Weekender |
Moneycontrol.com |
Organ donation and insurance cover: At your own risk
Moneycontrol.com It is important to note that the cost of the donated organ is normally never covered. If the recipient’s policy does not have a clause that covers hospitalisation expenses for the donor, the donor’s hospitalisation expense will have to be picked up by … |
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KGMU to sign MoUs with med institutes for cadaveric organ donation
Times of India LUCKNOW: Cadaveric organ donation in Lucknow is set to get a boost after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about it in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday. The PM had mentioned how a liver retrieved in Lucknow saved the life of a person in Delhi recently. |