08Apr/18

Consultation on ‘opt-out’ organ donation begins – Isle of Man Today


Isle of Man Today

Consultation on ‘opt-out’ organ donation begins
Isle of Man Today
A public consultation has been launched into proposals to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation. Garff MHK Martyn Perkins was given leave to introduce a private member’s bill on organ donation in October last year. Currently, about 12,600
When the price of a second chance is a lifeBaltimore Sun

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08Apr/18

Lethbridge hockey player’s organs to be donated after fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash – CBC.ca


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Lethbridge hockey player’s organs to be donated after fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash
CBC.ca
A 21-year-old Lethbridge, Alta., hockey player’s organs will be donated, saving multiple lives, after he was critically injured in a bus crash that claimed the lives of several of his teammates on the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team in Saskatchewan
Humboldt Broncos player Logan Boulet on life support, will donate organsGlobalnews.ca
‘Doesn’t seem real’: Hope, heartbreak for families of Albertans on Broncos rosterCalgary Herald

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07Apr/18

Patients awaiting organ transplants start their own searches – Columbia Missourian


Columbia Missourian

Patients awaiting organ transplants start their own searches
Columbia Missourian
Voicemails from potential donors poured in after a local news station aired her story, she said. But she also encountered a lot of fear and misconceptions about what she calls “an extremely easy surgery.” “There are so many people out there who need a

07Apr/18

Danbury-area families share stories about organ donation – Danbury News Times

Danbury News TimesDanbury-area families share stories about organ donationDanbury News TimesStudies show that 95 percent of US adults support organ donation, but just 54 percent nationally and 46 percent in Connecticut are registered as donors. One org…

07Apr/18

17 dogs save canine lives by donating blood, get felicitated in Mumbai – Hindustan Times


Hindustan Times

17 dogs save canine lives by donating blood, get felicitated in Mumbai
Hindustan Times
When Rushabh Thakkar, architect, received a call from a veterinarian to donate his six-year-old Labrador’s blood, he readily rushed to the clinic to save another dog’s life. The gesture was for ‘a good cause’, he said. “As our family loves animals, we

07Apr/18

Siblings attend launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2018 – The Avondhu Press (press release)


The Avondhu Press (press release)

Siblings attend launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2018
The Avondhu Press (press release)
Siblings Michael Kiely and Annette Beston attended the National Launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2018 in the Mansion House Dublin recently, six years after Annette donated one of her kidneys to allow for Michael’s kidney transplant operation
Major milestones reached on Organ Donor Awareness WeekAnglo Celt
Matt backs Donor AwarenessThe Argus
Carlow garda urges organ donationThe Nationalist
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