23Sep/17

Mum’s hope after ‘miracle’ gift of organ donation saved her son’s life – NEWS.com.au


NEWS.com.au

Mum’s hope after ‘miracle’ gift of organ donation saved her son’s life
NEWS.com.au
A record breaking 22,000 Australians registered to donate organs when they die after a Sunday Mail campaign revealed an organ shortage was driving Australians to buy body parts on the black market. Visit donatelife.gov.au to register as an organ donor.

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23Sep/17

Gold Coast councillor Peter Young accused of hypocrisy after voting on donors’ issues – Courier Mail


Courier Mail

Gold Coast councillor Peter Young accused of hypocrisy after voting on donors‘ issues
Courier Mail
But council records seen by The Sunday Mail show Cr Young has himself voted on matters related to his own campaign donors and interests. The records reveal that since June last year, he has declared real or perceived conflicts of interest 22 times but …

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23Sep/17

Teen organ recipients who met as babies to attend homecoming dance together – WSB Atlanta


WSB Atlanta

Teen organ recipients who met as babies to attend homecoming dance together
WSB Atlanta
Two teenagers who met as they battled the same metabolic disorder and then underwent liver transplants weeks apart, are now going to a homecoming dance together. “It’s heartwarming,” said Oula Haddad, mother to 16-year-old Grace Haddad of Olney, …

23Sep/17

‘Blood Mirror’ exhibit at BCRI centers on FDA’s blood donation policy – WIAT 42


WIAT 42

‘Blood Mirror’ exhibit at BCRI centers on FDA’s blood donation policy
WIAT 42
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — There’s an important message behind a new exhibit at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. This one addresses the FDA’s blood donation policy. That policy bans blood donations from gay men unless they’ve been celibate for at …

22Sep/17

Organ donation motivation meet held at Tangla – Assam Tribune

Organ donation motivation meet held at Tangla
Assam Tribune
KALAIGAON, Sept 22 – In order to create awareness among people on cadaver organ donation, specially among the youths, ‘Rising Hands’, an NGO of Tangla in association with the Zublee Foundation, organised a programme on cadaver organ donation at Tangla

22Sep/17

Teen organ recipients who met as babies to attend homecoming dance together – ABC News


ABC News

Teen organ recipients who met as babies to attend homecoming dance together
ABC News
Two teenagers who met as they battled the same metabolic disorder and then underwent liver transplants weeks apart, are now going to a homecoming dance together. “It’s heartwarming,” said Oula Haddad, mother to 16-year-old Grace Haddad of Olney, …

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22Sep/17

A $200-million donation threatens to tar UC Irvine’s medical school as a haven for quacks – Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

A $200-million donation threatens to tar UC Irvine’s medical school as a haven for quacks
Los Angeles Times
The donation, the seventh-largest ever to a single public university, will be used for a new building on campus to house the Samueli College of Health Sciences, which will incorporate UCI’s medical and nursing schools and planned schools of pharmacy

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22Sep/17

WHL Suits Up with Don Cherry to Promote Organ Donation – Presented by RE/MAX – Western Hockey League


Western Hockey League

WHL Suits Up with Don Cherry to Promote Organ Donation – Presented by RE/MAX
Western Hockey League
“It makes you wonder why everyone hasn’t registered to be an organ donor like I have. I’m grateful to both the Western Hockey League and … With close to 4,500 Canadians awaiting organ donation today – 76 per cent whom require a kidney – the Cherry