Bury Free PressLiam takes organ donation campaign to WestminsterBury Free PressHis call may soon become a reality as Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson was due to launch a private members bill this week to get the law changed. Liam knows all too well the valu…
Jewish Chronicle |
Concern over ‘opt-out’ plan for organ donation
Jewish Chronicle The Scottish government is planning to introduce a new system of organ donation, which is opposed by the Orthodox Jewish community. It proposes switching to an “opt-out” system where a person’s organs may be used for transplant after death unless they … |
Praise for Quhey Saunders and family after organ donation decisionYOURTHUROCKTHE family of Stanford-le-Hope man Quhey Saunders have been praised by the NHS for donating his heart after his murder near the M25 last month. Quhey Saunders was attacked and…
Times of India |
Probe against cop who ‘clogged’ organ donation
Times of India MUMBAI: A departmental probe has been ordered into Wednesday’s incident at Nerul police station where a senior official’s “discouraging words” allegedly led a family to withdraw their consent for organ donation. Coincidentally, the incident occurred … |
Castlegar News |
Kidney Foundation launches program to increase living kidney donors
Castlegar News “This new mentoring program is a great way to help potential donors make an informed decision. I enjoyed meeting my first client to share my experience as an unrelated donor and the emotions of being a donor trying to help someone live a better quality … |
Researchers Identify Critical Need for Standardized Organ Donation …Newswise (press release)Across the country, there are 58 Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO), which are responsible for recovering and distributing organs and tissues for …a…
Hindustan Times |
Brain dead man’s kin stop organ donation after Mumbai police tell …
Hindustan Times Mumbai city news: This is not the first time where ignorance pertaining to organ donation on the part of police has delayed the process which can save lives, said … Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee: Cop thwarts cadaver …Times of India |
Mirror.co.uk |
Max’s Law moves a step closer as organ donor ‘opt-out’ bill unveiled in Parliament
Mirror.co.uk Max’s Law moved a step closer as the lifesaving opt-out donor Bill was formally unveiled in Parliament yesterday. Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson presented his potentially historic Private Member’s Bill calling for England to switch to a presumed consent … |
Alport Syndrome News |
Children’s Viral Video Plea to Find Kidney Donor for Mom Has Happy Ending
Alport Syndrome News Zippay said she found a donor through the United Network for Organ Sharing, a national kidney pairing exchange program that matches transplant donors and recipients. Her donor is a 40-year … or a kidney transplant. Zippay’s Alport syndrome has forced … |
Growing success of organ transplants fuels plea for more donors.Brighton and Hove NewsThe number of people having organ transplants is growing in Brighton and Hove, with 16 patients undergoing life-saving surgery last year, up from 11 patients five yea…