11Nov/17

At Issue: When an organ donor is a convicted criminal – AJC.com – Atlanta Journal Constitution


Atlanta Journal Constitution

At Issue: When an organ donor is a convicted criminal – AJC.com
Atlanta Journal Constitution
A.J. Burgess was born a month too soon without a working kidney. His father Anthony Dickerson is a 110 percent match for an organ donation, but surgeons at …
How a Probation Violation Delayed a Child’s Life-Saving Organ …Healthline

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11Nov/17

Utah woman owes her life to teen who felt strongly about organ donation – fox13now.com


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Utah woman owes her life to teen who felt strongly about organ donation
fox13now.com
SALT LAKE CITY — Carol Holmes is alive today thanks to a teen and his mother, who is now passionate about organ donation. “For years I didn’t feel very good and nobody could really figure out why,” Holmes said. “I just was extremely tired and I just

11Nov/17

Year’s 1st organ donation: Three get new lease of life – Times of India


Times of India

Year’s 1st organ donation: Three get new lease of life
Times of India
KOLKATA: After almost a year, the city saw this year’s first deceased organ donation on Friday. This time, organs of a 57-year-old Howrah homemaker are going to give a new lease of life to three persons. Santragachhi resident Kalyani Sarkar was

10Nov/17

Crucial law change to “opt-out” organ donation system saves one patient every week – Mirror.co.uk


Mirror.co.uk

Crucial law change to “opt-out” organ donation system saves one patient every week
Mirror.co.uk
A crucial law change has led to enough extra organ donations for a transplant every week. Wales brought in an “opt-out” system in December 2015, so a patient is assumed to want to be a donor when they die, unless they opt out. It resulted in 93 extra