08Jul/17

Kidney donors, recipients meet for first time: ‘We’re connected!’ – Fox 32 Chicago

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Fox 32 Chicago

Kidney donors, recipients meet for first time: ‘We’re connected!’
Fox 32 Chicago
Patients who show up with a willing donor — a relative or a friend — often learn the donor isn’t compatible. In the past, that meant the patient would have live on dialysis for five years or so, waiting for a kidney from a deceased donor. Under the …
‘Matches Made in Heaven’ 8-person kidney swap donors, recipients …WGN-TV
Matches Made in Heaven: 8 patients involved in kidney swap meet …WLS-TV
Kidney ‘Exchange’ Helps Several Patients At Once « CBS ChicagoCBS Chicago

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07Jul/17

‘Matches Made in Heaven’ 8-person kidney swap donors, recipients … – WGN-TV

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‘Matches Made in Heaven’ 8-person kidney swap donors, recipients …
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CHICAGO — Tears, hugs and warmth radiated from the third floor of the Northwestern Hospital Feinberg Pavilion on Friday as eight strangers came face to face …
Kidney donors, recipients meet for first time: ‘We’re connected!’Fox 32 Chicago
Matches Made in Heaven: 8 patients involved in kidney swap meet …WLS-TV
Kidney ‘Exchange’ Helps Several Patients At Once « CBS ChicagoCBS Chicago

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07Jul/17

MP to go the Tamil Nadu way to boost organ donation | Indore News … – Times of India

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MP to go the Tamil Nadu way to boost organ donation | Indore News …
Times of India
Indore: The state government has decided to replicate Tamil Nadu’s model of organ donation by launching a massive campaign to generate mass awareness …

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07Jul/17

“Just a bunch of old guys” biking for organ donation – KMTV – 3 News Now

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KMTV – 3 News Now

“Just a bunch of old guys” biking for organ donation
KMTV – 3 News Now
For the next two weeks, a group of a dozen men is riding their bicycles across Nebraska to support organ donation awareness. They started in Denver … Garrett, an organ donor saved more than 130 lives through donation. You can find out more about …

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07Jul/17

Organ donation: Opt-out or opt-in? – Baylor College of Medicine News (press release) (blog)

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Baylor College of Medicine News (press release) (blog)

Organ donation: Opt-out or opt-in?
Baylor College of Medicine News (press release) (blog)
Currently, states’ laws require individuals to ‘opt-in’ if they wish to be organ donors. This means that your critical organs cannot be harvested unless 1) you have explicitly communicated that you wish to be an organ donor and 2) you are dead. Many …
07Jul/17

Nearly 500 people are alive now in East Sussex thanks to organ … – Eastbourne Herald

Organ Donation, Organ Donor,

Eastbourne HeraldNearly 500 people are alive now in East Sussex thanks to organ …Eastbourne HeraldThe number of people living in East Sussex currently known to be alive thanks to organ transplants has reached 483.Award-winning actress Eva Birthistle …