British Heart FoundationOrgan donationBritish Heart FoundationThree people die every day in the UK in need of an organ. A heart transplant is the only effective treatment available for people with severe heart failure, when the condition cannot be trea…
WFTV Orlando |
Central Florida sees spike in organ donations amid opioid epidemic
WFTV Orlando ORLANDO, Fla – It’s being called the silver lining of the opioid crisis; organ donations are up, hitting record numbers. Organ donation officials say many of those donors are dying of drug overdoses. The national trend is playing out locally as … |
ZME Science |
When organ donation meets religion
ZME Science But despite that clear need, the consent rate for organ donation among BME families is shockingly low – at just 35% compared to the white British average of 66% says Randhawa. He adds that religious concerns are often a driver of this low consent rate. |
Medical Bag |
China Focus: Law, reform, love advance progress in China’s organ donation, transplant
Xinhua BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) — Four years ago, Li Youjia (pseudonym) accepted a kidney from an organ donor. A month ago, after she passed away, her family signed a form to donate all of Li’s body parts that could help others. Through the China Organ … Shared Motivations, Concerns Regarding Living Organ Donation in HIVMedical Bag Brummies least likely in UK to be organ donors – how to become oneBirmingham Live Queen’s among top London hospitals for organ donation after deathYellow Advertiser Norfolk Eastern Daily Press –Bristol Live all 54 news articles » |
Times of India |
Once the leader, Gujarat now fifth in organ donation
Times of India In 2017, Tamil Nadu — which pioneered orderly and transparent allocation of deceased-donor organs through the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu — led the list with 673 instances, even though organ donation fell marginally from 2016, when TN recorded … |
KSAT San AntonioFallen SAPD officers give gift of life with organ donationsKSAT San AntonioSAN ANTONIO – Many lives were touched after two fallen San Antonio police officers gave the gift of life and some of those recipients had a chance to say thank y…
Isle of Wight County PressMore lives saved by organ donors on Isle of WightIsle of Wight County PressMore lives saved by organ donors on Isle of Wight. James Woolven Senior Reporter. Organ donation box arriving at hospital for transplant operation. 0 c…
Daily EchoPraise for 40 life-saving donors who gave organs after their death – but health bosses say more work needs to be doneDaily EchoNEW figures reveal 40 people from Hampshire became lifesaving organ donors after their death last year, helping the…
Bradford Telegraph and ArgusMore people in Yorkshire and the Humber saving lives through organ donationBradford Telegraph and ArgusMore people in Yorkshire and the Humber saving lives through organ donation. Felicity Macnamara @FelicityM_TandA Reporter…
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press |
More people in Norfolk and Suffolk saving lives through organ donation
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press Sally Johnson, director of organ donation and transplantation for NHS Blood and Transplant, said: “We’re incredibly grateful to all the families in Norfolk and Suffolk who have chosen to say yes to organ donation. Organ donation is the only hope for … Organ donors aged 50-plus are ‘urgently needed’ to help save livesiNews Saving lives after death: Number of organ donors in Cumbria last year revealedNews & Star Families speak of incredible ‘gift of life’ as more people are saving lives through organ donationChronicleLive East Anglian Daily Times –2BR all 40 news articles » |