Public Release: 28-May-2015 Wide variability in organ donation rates: Midwest …
EurekAlert (press release)
PHILADELPHIA -More than 123,000 Americans are currently waiting for lifesaving organ transplants, but 21 patients die each day because there aren’t enough organs to go around. New research shows wide variation in the number of eligible organ donors …
The Melynck effect: NHL owner’s plea raises awareness on organ donationsYahoo News Canada (blog)
Rivlin honors families of organ donorsJerusalem Post Israel News
Organ Donor Rates Vary Widely Across America, Study FindsU.S. News & World Report
Stuff.co.nz –NephrologyNews.com
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Rivlin honors families of organ donors
Jerusalem Post Israel News
One element of organ donation is that no one can stipulate the creed, color or gender of the recipient; the organs simply go toward saving at least one life – sometimes as many as four or five lives. The president noted that among the ADI success …
Are public appeals for a live organ donor fair?Troy Media
Is it fair to make a public appeal for a live organ donor?Guelph Mercury
Giving the gift of life through organ donationStuff.co.nz
Los Angeles Times
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Emory nurse writes play about organ donation
Decaturish.com
Organ donation isn’t a topic that comes up in daily conversation. But an Emory University Hospital nurse is hoping to change that with a play on just that issue. Sheila Taylor, who has been a nurse for 30 years, wrote “And the Beat Goes On.” She’s …

Attempt To Get More People On Board With Organ Donation Backfires
NPR
To increase the number of organ donors in the U.S., psychologists have advocated for changes to how we ask people to donate. In California, officials tried something new — but it may have backfired. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Many patients in the United …

This organ donation video about a man and his dog will make you cry
Irish Examiner
The Argentinean PSA is designed to raise awareness around organ donation – and is also designed to make you cry like a baby. The ad follows the story of an elderly man and his loyal companion. One day, the man has to go to hospital so the dog waits …
The man and the dog organ donation video goes viralDaily Mail
Touching organ donation advert “The man and the dog’ will leave you in tearsTelegraph.co.uk
Tear-jerking Argentinian organ donation advert about man and his dog goes viralThe Independent
Huffington Post UK –The Inquisitr
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‘Get a backbone’: David Koch quits organ donation council live on air
The Australian
ShareLife describes itself as “a community reform group consisting of business professionals and medical experts who are committed to promoting and assisting with change to achieve world leading rates of organ donation in Australia through the …
Organ donation system under review after multi-million-dollar Government …ABC Online
David Koch slams organ donation investigationSky News Australia
Was Kochie’s tirade out of line?NEWS.com.au
SBS –The Guardian –3AW
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David Koch resigns from organ donation authority, telling minister to ‘get a …
The Guardian
Sunrise host David Koch tells assistant health minister Fiona Nash to ‘get a backbone’ as he resigns on air as the chairman of the Organ and Tissue Authority advisory council, over an impending government review. The TV host said he was not consulted …

David Koch lashes out at organ donation inquiry
The Age
David Koch lashes out at organ donation inquiry (00:41). “Get a backbone”, Sunrise host tells the Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash after she announced an inquiry into an organ donation authority – a body which David Koch was on the advisory council …

State’s Dire Need for Organ Donors Continues
TWC News
Every 15 hours a New York resident will die waiting for an organ. The state has one of the country’s highest demands for transplants, but also the lowest percentage of registered donors. Matt Jarchow explains how officials hope to have more people …

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