TopNews New ZealandOrgan donation wishes should not be allowed to be vetoed by families says ethicistNews-Medical.netYet Shaw points out that families have no legal grounds for over-riding the dead person's wishes if that person clearly wanted to d…
The HinduRain, landslips claim 9 lives in MalabarThe HinduMinister for Water Resources P.J. Joseph told The Hindu over phone that the dam was in danger as water was flowing one metre above its crest. He has sought the help of Union Defence Minister A. …
Removing the barriers to consent for organ donationHerald ScotlandThis has led to widespread calls for the replacement of the current opt-in system for organ donation by what is known as a soft opt-out system, where a person's consent is assumed un…
Blood Donation Helps Cancer ResearchValley News LiveSanford has a blood donation program where your DNA will go into a BioBank, where researchers will use it to help find answers and a cure for breast cancer. Terstriep says, "We're able to see…
Bring positive thinking to organ donor searchYorkRegion.com… to institute an opt-out system, through which you're automatically on the registry unless you takes the steps to get off it. That system works well in some countries, such as Spain and …
The Star-Ledger – NJ.comOrgan Donation on the RiseThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comJackie Lue Raia, center, and Gwen Anderson, center left, the recipient of Raia's mother's kidney, share a moment during a press conference where officials with NJ Sharing…
Vaccination can prevent cervical cancer deaths: ExpertsNorthern Voices Online (blog)Sachdeva, who is head and Senior Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Unit at the premier hospital, told IANS that India accou…
Funeral 'celebrated' as Nishchay Din to spread word about organ, body donationTimes of IndiaNAGPUR: Having donated the body of his deceased father Jagjivanrao Kadam, city anesthesiologist Dr Satish Kadam decided to make his funeral special. On …
Philadelphia Magazine (blog)The Checkup: Organ Donation Hampered By ObesityPhiladelphia Magazine (blog)The organ-donor pool is shrinking because waistlines aren't. Posted by Emily Leaman … The result is a fair number of potential donors being tur…
TopNews New ZealandNSW Fails to Meet Organ Donation TargetTopNews New ZealandNSW Fails to Meet Organ Donation Target The New South Wales government has decided to confiscate organ donation register of the Road and Traffic Authority, as per a recent rep…