28Jul/18

Opioid overdoses lead to increase in organ donation – WGBA-TV

WGBA-TVOpioid overdoses lead to increase in organ donationWGBA-TVNEENAH, Wis – The number of organ donors in Wisconsin who died of drug overdoses has been increasing, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. State health leaders said i…

28Jul/18

Organ donation from toddler killed in driveway saves 2 lives – Fox 2 Detroit


Fox 2 Detroit

Organ donation from toddler killed in driveway saves 2 lives
Fox 2 Detroit
The grieving mother asks everyone to consider becoming an organ donor. “Save somebody else’s life,” she said. “Give someone else a fighting chance at life.” As her little angel will be laid to rest this weekend, this mother — reminding herself: “At

27Jul/18

‘Very vampirish’: Nurse champions blood donation after developing leukemia – CBC.ca


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‘Very vampirish’: Nurse champions blood donation after developing leukemia
CBC.ca
Grand River Hospital’s Carla Sluser needed two units of blood in June after a leukemia diagnosis. CBC News · Posted: Jul 27, 2018 4:40 PM ET | Last Updated: in 40 minutes. Carla Sluser posted this photo of her, holding a Canadian Blood Services sign, …

27Jul/18

This Doctor and Mom Donated Part of Her Liver to Her Son in Rare Living Transplant – PEOPLE.com


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This Doctor and Mom Donated Part of Her Liver to Her Son in Rare Living Transplant
PEOPLE.com
A liver segment from a living donor, rather than a deceased donor, ensures a fresh, healthy liver. “There is minimal but existent data that shows mother-to-child donation for a different liver disease has a better outcome than father-to-child,” Dara says.

27Jul/18

Bullock more interested in out-of-state donors than Montana jobs – Great Falls Tribune


Great Falls Tribune

Bullock more interested in out-of-state donors than Montana jobs
Great Falls Tribune
This marks the first time the DEQ has ever applied the related statute to an individual, and this could establish a dangerous precedent. Bullock’s DEQ arrived at this flawed legal interpretation by deciding its regulatory authority exists to shill for