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Organ donation offers hope
Columbus Dispatch That’s the story Lifeline of Ohio, which maintains the state’s organ-donor registry, tells over and over: Those who understand what organ or tissue donation can mean to someone whose life is threatened know how important it is for people to volunteer. |
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The tiny organ donor advocate
Hamilton Spectator “One of the biggest myths is that organ donation doesn’t work. But I have living proof it does.” The Golds are paying back the gift they received by trying to save others on the waiting list. They run an advocacy group called Life Donation Awareness … |
Huge rise in islanders signing Organ Donor RegisterChannel TelevisionThe number of Channel Islanders who have signed the Organ Donor Register has soared by 5,000% following an ITV campaign in February. It follows the ITV … Campaigners here say that m…
Haute LivingRed Cross announces blood donation opportunitiesChampaign/Urbana News-GazetteThe American Red Cross has announced a series of blood donation opportunities in the upcoming weeks in East Central Illinois. American Red Cross spokesman Ben Core…
PRSSA holds event to promote organ donationGatewayMaverickPR, the UNO PRSSA chapter, holds an event every April as part of its National Organ Donor Awareness Competition, which encourages PRSSA chapters to promote organ donation in their states. This y…
NIPER students protest by holding blood donation campIndian ExpressThe students of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, on Wednesday staged their protest by organising a blood donation camp in the Administrat…
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Awareness about organ donation on the rise
Times of India After doctors discussed the option of organ donation with Veerapandi’s family members, they readily accepted. “Awareness regarding cadaver transplantation is increasing among the public, giving a new lease of life to patients who needs organs,” Dr. G … |
First Coast HappeningsFlorida Times-Union… 1 S. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine. Program is a reenactment of the 1763 ceremony when the Spanish relinquished Florida to the British as a result of the Treaty of Paris that ended the French and Indian War….
Young, Unrelated Donors May Provide Better Transplant Outcomes In Older …The MDS BeaconResults of a recent European study indicate that the age of matched unrelated donors affects stem cell transplant outcomes in older myelodysplastic syndromes patie…
An Unexpected Future: A 21-Year-Old Organ Donor and Seven Saved LivesHuffington PostOrgan donation is an interesting concept, not only in biomedical terms, but also in ethical terms — one balances thinking of a dead patient as a person, an individual,…