BreakingNews.ieDying 22-year-old rejected an organ donation so she can complete her bucket listBreakingNews.ieA terminally ill 22-year-old has told of how she made the difficult decision to turn down a new heart and lungs as she wanted to be well enoug…
Daily Post North Wales |
Singer Rhys Meirion spreads the word on organ donation
Daily Post North Wales Rhys said: “The focus of the Exhibition is on promoting the need to talk about organ donation; It will also provide information and answer basic questions on the new legislation being introduced in December 2015 and signpost those who request further … |
Moneycontrol.comDo you know this about health insurance of organ donors?Moneycontrol.comOf these advancements, organ donation is one of the greatest and most fascinating in my opinion. We are living in the times of endless possibilities, ones that were…
KELOLAND TV |
A Possible Organ Donation Connected By Loss
KELOLAND TV A Sioux Falls woman, suffering from kidney failure, has been looking for a kidney donor. Shandy Thompson has a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on her kidneys. With many family members suffering from the disease, she’s had difficulty finding … |
The Indian Express |
Transplant coordinator’s effort to convince Muslims that organ donation not …
The Indian Express On his desktop sits a bunch of Islamic texts and laws that he has read twice. Aniruddh Kulkarni, 37, organ transplant coordinator in Mumbai’s Jupiter Hospital, is trying to understand Islam first and then hoping to find in these texts a context that … Pervasive myths and misconceptions about organ donation still exist in the …New Pittsburgh Courier |
Worcester News |
Record number of organ donors in Worcestershire
Worcester News Of the 12 patients who donated their organs in Worcestershire last year, 11 were said to have suffered brain stem death – when they are only being kept alive by a ventilator but will never regain consciousness. The 12th had suffered circulatory death … |
Voxy |
Bills drawn from ballot include organ donation compensation
TVNZ A bill to financially compensate live organ donors is one of four Member’s Bills pulled out of the ballot today. National MP Chris Bishop’s bill would see the Government pay people who forgo income from employment during their convalescence after … Member’s Bill will boost financial support for organ donorsScoop.co.nz (press release) |
Organ donors look for ex gratia from district adminThe HinduThe reason for it, according to Jeevandan Chief Transplant Coordinator G. Krishna Murthy, is the donation being altruistic (donation to strangers with no scope for any monetary benefit). If th…
Indiana Gazette |
Sen. White’s bill for organ donation approved
Indiana Gazette The Senate on Tuesday approved legislation introduced by State Sen. Don White, R-Indiana, intended to promote organ donation efforts and donor designations on Pennsylvania driver’s licenses and identification cards. “My bill is aimed at increasing … |
swissinfo.ch |
The economics of organ donation
swissinfo.ch Organ donation not only saves lives, it makes economic sense. That’s the latest argument from the organisation promoting organ donation in Switzerland, where 1,400 people are on the organ waiting list. (SRF/swissinfo.ch). For some people an organ … |