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Ninewells plaque for organ donors
Forfar Dispatch The plaque is on display beside three colourful stained glass windows, which were commissioned by NHS Tayside’s Organ Donation Committee in partnership with local charity REVIVAL, to acknowledge and pay tribute to those who have made the gift of … |
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This Week: MU Health System organ donation
ABC17News.com One organization is working to make a difference. University of Missouri Healthcare’s transplant program is being recognized for its excellence. On “This Week,” Dr. Mark Wakefield tells us what the recognition means and the importance of organ donation. |
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How Albertans can become living organ donors
Globalnews.ca CALGARY – A number of high profile stories from Ontario have highlighted the difference living donors can make for patients waiting for an organ transplant. In Alberta, there are more than 700 patients currently waiting for an organ transplant, and … |
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South Brunswick woman advocates for organ donation
MyCentralJersey.com “I named the team ‘Alpha Omega’ because there is no end to life through organ and tissue donation,” she explained, noting it is all-encompassing, with “Alpha” at the beginning of the Greek alphabet and “Omega” at the end. “This is about perpetuity of … |
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Hooters waitress donates kidney to longtime regular; hopes to inspire organ …
Globalnews.ca WATCH: Hooters waitress Mariana Villarreal offered to donate one of her kidneys to longtime patron Don Thomas, who recently lost both his kidneys to cancer. ROSWELL, Georgia – A waitress in Georgia will donate her kidney to a longtime regular customer … Georgia Hooters waitress donates kidney to longtime regularDaily Journal |
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Mother of Organ Donor Raises Awareness Among Teens
KOLO RENO, NV – Roughly 57% of people in northern Nevada are registered organ donors. That’s higher than the national average and the state as a whole. Organ donation is a topic that hits close to home for Dorlesa Barmettler, because her daughter Makayla … |
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Organ donation rates rise: ‘It was the best moment of my life’
Sydney Morning Herald The efficacy of Australia’s organ donation system will be reviewed, the federal government announced this week, following concerns that extra funding had failed to deliver a sufficient increase in donations. Conflict within the system came to the fore … New Yorkers are less likely to consent for organ donation than any other state …New York Daily News The Melynck effect: NHL owner’s plea raises awareness on organ donationsYahoo News Canada (blog) Organ Donor Rates Vary Widely Across America, Study FindsU.S. News & World Report Medical Xpress –Langley AdvanceNews all 30 news articles » |
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‘I feel like I can’t save my own daughter’: Parents plead for organ donor
CTV News At least 200 people have reached out to the parents of an 8-month-old baby after they issued an emotional plea for help to find the little girl a liver donation. Delfina Budziak was diagnosed with biliary atresia two months into her short life. Biliary … Parents make plea for donor liver for eight-month-old daughterThe Kingston Whig-Standard |
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Letters: Make organ donation ‘norm’ in B.C.
Langley AdvanceNews Unfortunately British Columbia lags behind the rest of Canada in terms of deceased kidney transplantation and organ donor registration. More than 95 per cent of British Columbians say they support organ donation when asked, and yet less than 19 per … Why organ trafficking thrives in IndiaLivemint |
The Daily PennsylvanianPenn Medicine study offers hope for future organ transplantsThe Daily PennsylvanianMedical research at Penn is giving HIV-positive patients who need vital organs a reason to hope. Penn Medicine recently released a study outlining…