Liver transplant survivor’s brother killed in car crash – but his organs have …
Evening Standard
She said: “He had expressed his organ donation wishes to me and the family, and in his always-giving way he will have given the gift of life to six people. He’s the brightest star in the sky.” She added: “He was the kindest, sweetest, silliest sausage …
Tributes to ‘Our Incredible Son’ Daniel GarciaTorquay Herald Express

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HMC Organ Donation Center (Hiba) Honors 56 Donors and Families in Annual …
JustHere Qatar
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Organ Donation Center (Hiba) held an event this week to honor those who have contributed to the organ donation program in Qatar. The event was attended by His Excellency Dr. Abdulla Bin Saleh Al Khulaifi, the Minister …
Organ donation is topic at women’s club meetingDallas Morning News
Organs opt-out will save livesBelfast Telegraph (blog)
Springfield pastor Mark Baymon calls attention to need for minority organ …The Republican – masslive.com

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Vietnam hospital pushes for organ donation
Thanh Nien Daily
The unit has distributed leaflets to families of the hospital’s patients and the public at large to encourage organ donation, Thu said. Thu said Vietnam’s hospitals have been improving their organ transplant techniques, but have had little work to do …

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Kidney Foundation hosts conversation on organ donation
Victoria News
Right now, there are about 1,700 people in Victoria living with chronic kidney disease, and more than 200 in need of a kidney transplant. Many will die waiting. “Every community in B.C. shares a similar story of needing more kidneys than there are …

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Daily Mail End The Donor Shortage Campaign: Should we all be put on the …
Daily Mail
Every day in Britain, two people die waiting for a donor organ – and some experts believe this tragic situation needs a radical solution. Currently you have to join a register if you wish to be an organ donor, an ‘opt in’ system. But even if a person …

New “dead heart” transplant uncovered in Australia, revolutionizing organ donation
The Weather Network
Australian doctors have discovered a revolutionary type of heart transplant surgery that they say will change organ donation and help save lives. Researchers at St. Vincent’s Hospital have been working to create a means of transplanting a heart after …
“Dead Heart” Transplants Could Change Everything We Know About Organ …Carbonated.tv (blog)
‘Dead heart’ transplant breakthrough at St Vincent’s HospitalThe Australian
Doctors in Sydney transplant ‘dead heart’SBS
WebMD –BizNews –ABC Online
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“Dead Heart” Transplants Could Change Everything We Know About Organ …
Carbonated.tv (blog)
Surgeons in Sydney, Australia, have performed heart transplant surgeries where the donor organ was a heart that had stopped beating. This medical breakthrough could essentially be a huge game changer for the doctors, patients and donors involved in …
‘Dead heart’ transplant breakthrough at St Vincent’s HospitalThe Australian
Doctors in Sydney transplant ‘dead heart’SBS
Heart Transplant ‘Breakthrough’ Shows PromiseWebMD
BizNews –ABC Online –BBC News
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Organ donors honoured for saving lives of others after they’ve died
Bournemouth Echo
Richard Keightley, chairman of the local County Priory Group of the Order of St John, said: “Organ donation can clearly save lives and it is also vitally important to say thank you to the families whose loved ones have already donated their organs to …
Bath organ donors honoured for saving livesBath Chronicle
Fry-Revere: Let’s help organ donorsWCTI12.com
Why should donating an organ cost so much?wwlp.com

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Catholic church in Scotland opposes organ donation bill
The Tablet (subscription)
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has said a bill that would introduce an “opt-out” system of organ donation is “intrinsically discriminatory.” Responding to the Proposed Organ and Tissue Donation bill, the Church’s parliamentary office said that …

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