Families swap kidneys in show of amityTimes of IndiaAHMEDABAD: A Hindu and a Muslim family in Gujarat have shown that organ donation is that act of humanity which breaches every boundary to become a life-saving force. When Jyotsna Goswami married, she …
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Organ donation still not popular in city
Indian Express In 1998, India had 1 per cent of the world’s road vehicles and 6 per cent of the world’s road accidents. These accidents have increased to 10 per cent in 2006. The total number of road accidents are approximately 90,000 per year. By conservative … ‘Patient’s kin hesitant of organ donation due to lack of awareness, mythsHindustan Times The Medical Minute: Myths and Misconceptions about Organ DonationGant Daily India’s rate of organ donation compares poorly with other countriesTimes of India Fox 2 KFXV –NorthJersey.com all 6 news articles » |
The New Indian ExpressThe power of breathing life in to othersThe New Indian ExpressIt has been estimated that every year approximately two lakh people wait for organ donors across India but only about 3,000 actually receive one. Sadly, there has not b…
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ORGAN DONATION: New heart, new life, new love
Hamilton Spectator For more information email badonor2013@gmail.com. In the future, O’Neill hopes to help others by doing what he can to encourage as many people as possible to go to https://beadonor.ca/thespec to register to be an organ donor. But for now, he’s … |
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Around Town: Lemoore group sets community yard sale
Hanford Sentinel There will be a live auction of donated items at 2 p.m. A dance with Alcides Machado will be held from 8 p.m. until midnight at the Fraternal Hall. The presentation of the queens and Grand March … “Art of India” focuses on the visual arts and … |
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Wales gives final approval to dangerous ‘deemed consent’ organ donation
Lifesite (blog) Evidence has shown the current voluntary organ donation system to be successful. However, the number of organs available for transfer has fallen recently. Some feared that the new legislation could lead to more patients on the waiting-list dying before … |
TopNews New ZealandReady for Blood DonationTopNews New ZealandReady for Blood Donation Canadian Blood Services (CBS) spokesman James Topinka has announced that requirement for blood never ends. There is no time when importance of blood fades. There are…
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A satire like no other
The Hindu Ever so often the Bank of Bodies (‘we don’t just repair bodies, we enhance them’) emissaries — the Medical Military Commandos — would swoop down upon Shanti Nagar inhabitants (‘donors‘) to harvest body parts; usually ‘when some rich bastard wanted an … |
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The BBC have been criticised for their recent portrayal of organ donation …
Metro NHS Blood and Transplant, the body responsible for organ donation, has since written a two-page letter stating that ‘gross distortion’ of organ donation might encourage people to request that their names be removed from the organ donor list. In the … Holby City: BBC accused of risking lives in “reckless” portrayal of organ …Mirror.co.uk Holby City rapped over organ donor storylineWhat’s On TV Holby City storyline whips up a storm over its ‘reckless’ portrayal of organ …WalesOnline Scottish Daily Record –Birmingham Mail all 6 news articles » |
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Blacksmith of ‘The Morning Buzz’ has vital message on organ donation
Seacoastonline.com Thumbs up to popular local radio show personality Andy Blacksmith for using his dire health condition to speak out about the importance of organ donation. Everyone who listens to the 49-year-old Blacksmith on “The Morning Buzz” on WHEB in Portsmouth … |