21Apr/18

Family has big say on organ donation – Prince George Citizen


Prince George Citizen

Family has big say on organ donation
Prince George Citizen
Here’s how it works, the agency says: To be an organ donor in B.C. you must be in a critical care unit on a breathing machine, with no hope of recovery. Once death is declared or imminent, hospitals check with B.C. Transplant to see if you have
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1500 New York Organ Donor Families and Transplant Recipients …PR Web (press release)
Could ‘reused’ transplanted kidneys solve the waitlist problem …ModernHealthcare.com

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21Apr/18

Giving the Gift of Life: Live Oak Teen Raises Organ Donation Awareness – WTXL ABC 27


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Giving the Gift of Life: Live Oak Teen Raises Organ Donation Awareness
WTXL ABC 27
Everybody comes together in a time of need and it just gives us the opportunity to hopefully help with Donate Life to educate people so they can become aware when they’re asked the question to be an organ donor.” “It helps with the staff of the tax

21Apr/18

Could ‘reused’ transplanted kidneys solve the waitlist problem? Some docs think so – ModernHealthcare.com


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Could ‘reused’ transplanted kidneys solve the waitlist problem? Some docs think so
ModernHealthcare.com
In 2013 more than 16% of all kidneys recovered from deceased donors were discarded, according to the U.S. Renal Data System. “I didn’t want to see a high-functioning kidney get wasted,” said Dr. Jeffrey Veale, a transplant surgeon at Ronald Reagan UCLA
Organs from drug overdose victims could save the lives of patients on transplant waiting listThe Keene Sentinel

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21Apr/18

Opioid overdoses lead to organ donor opportunities – KCRG

KCRGOpioid overdoses lead to organ donor opportunitiesKCRGCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) – People are seeing the effects of the opioid crisis in an unexpected way. A study by the Annals of Internal Medicine says the number of organ donations nationwide …