Celebration of teen's life builds organ donation awarenessLongview News-JournalApproximately 200 friends and family gathered in the Mineola Middle School Monday to celebrate the life of a Mineola teenager, Jacob Burrell, and to listen to a plea for…
NTNews.com.auOrgan donation put life into KateNTNews.com.auNT medical director for Organ and Tissue Donation associate Dianne Stephens said the decision to agree to organ donation was an extremely kind one. "It can be a tough decision for a family…
French TribuneOrgan donor increase heartens authorityThe Canberra Times''Part of that is learning how to talk to relatives and giving them information about organ donation so they can think about it properly,'' he said. A national campa…
WCHSAmerican Red Cross: Local Blood Donation Levels LowWBOY-TVBy Stacy Moniot, Anchor/Reporter – email The New Year has not started well for the American Red Cross which said local blood donation levels are extremely low. The Greater Allegheny Region s…
Brave Coen Ashton helps lift organ donor rateCourier MailThe determined 14-year-old, who last year won a Pride of Australia medal for his trailblazing jet-ski ride down the Murray River to raise awareness about organ donation, has helped boost Australi…
French TribuneOrgan donor numbers on riseThe AustralianFigures released yesterday by the Australia and New Zealand Organ Donation Registry reveal that Australians continue to wait longer for an organ transplant than people in 23 other countries, includ…
Winfield teen killed in crash 'lives on' through organ donationChicago Daily Herald“I don't know why I had this paranoia about organ donation. It was kind of naive,” he said. “It can have such a huge impact on so many people's liv…
Yahoo!7 NewsOrgan donation hits record levelABC OnlineWhile Australia still trails organ donation rates in many other countries, the authority's medical director, Associate Professor Jonathan Gillis, says that will change. "We're still low…
Los Angeles TimesIn Practice: Father's decision makes a hero of his dying sonLos Angeles TimesMany lives can be affected by organ donation, including those of the donor's family. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times / October 22, 2009) By Robert…
BBC News'The organ donor law change is a chance to save many more Welsh lives'WalesOnlineA majority of the public believe in organ donation, even if they haven't joined the NHS organ donor register. According to a 2008 report by the Organ D…