This dad wore a T-shirt at Disney that said ‘In need of kidney.’ It worked. Washington Post
Where else am I going to get more exposure than Disney World with hundreds of thousands of people walking around every day?” Leibowitz said. “And maybe …
One in five organ donors connected to fentanyl Vancouver CourierOne in five deceased organ donors in B.C. last year had the deadly synthetic narcotic fentanyl in their system when they arrived at a hospital, according to …
Langone Pioneers ‘Death Masks’ for Deceased Facial Donors NYU Washington Square NewsIn 2001, Mississippi volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison was severely burned and disfigured when the roof of a burning building collapsed onto him.
Parent misconceptions may hinder child organ donation: Just 1 in 4 parents of driving age teens say their child is registered to be an organ donor. Science DailyParents’ major concerns about child organ donation often included misunderstandi…
‘Misperceptions’ keep some from agreeing to donate organs after death Reuters
(Reuters Health) – Although most Americans say they’re willing to be an organ donor after they die, some people never sign up because they’re unsure about …
5 questions: Everything you need to know about organ donation Philly.comWe recently spoke with Howard M. Nathan, CEO of the Gift of Life Donor Program, the federally designated nonprofit organ and tissue transplant network for …
Getting a bone marrow transplant could give you new DNA, too Medical XpressA: Well, sort of, but probably not in the way you are imagining. Still, such transplants have led to some mighty interesting real-life cases for forensic scientists …
Organ donations increasing but still insufficient swissinfo.chA record number of organs from deceased donors were transplanted in Switzerland in 2017, but the country is set to miss its target this year, says …
The Option to Save a Life ForbesAlthough most of us give little thought to organ donation, an extraordinary system orchestrates the transfer of life to someone in desperate need.
Bronwen Shaw, MD, PhD, on Donor Selection for Allo-HCT Clinical Oncology NewsAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) is a curative option for many diseases, and multiple donor choices are available. In this article, I propose a …