Who deserves a liver? Officials try to make organ transplants fairerMyAJCKristi Jantz holds her 2 year old son Eli on Aug. 18, 2017. Eli was born with a with serious health issues, including the need for an eventual liver transplant.and more »
SWFL Woman meets organ donor’s family – Fox 4 Now WFTX Fort … – Fox 4
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SWFL Woman meets organ donor’s family – Fox 4 Now WFTX Fort …
Fox 4 FORT MYERS, FLA — An organ recipient made headlines with her unique sign in an attempt to get her power restored after Hurricane Irma. |
Sacramento-area blood drive to aid Las Vegas shooting victims – Sacramento Bee
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Sacramento-area blood drive to aid Las Vegas shooting victims
Sacramento Bee The kickoff event is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. at Blood Source’s facilities at 11713 Fair Oaks Blvd. and is specifically designed for people who wish to donate blood in honor of the Las Vegas shooting victims, according to a Sheriff’s Department news … |
Statewide tour honors Kilgore organ donor – Kilgore News Herald
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Statewide tour honors Kilgore organ donor
Kilgore News Herald “I did receive my heart from a 14-year-old boy who had made the decision to talk to his family about being an organ donor, so at that point when they were in the midst of their darkest times, they already knew because they had talked about it already … |
Cancer-free Tyler teen said blood donation saved his life – cbs19.tv
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Cancer-free Tyler teen said blood donation saved his life
cbs19.tv FLINT – Donating blood is easy to do and can multiple lives. The Las Vegas shooting and multiple natural disasters over the last month are reminders for why donations are needed. One Tyler teen beat cancer, all thanks to a blood donation. “Baseball is … |
Metro Watch – The Star Online
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After teenage son dies, Lafayette family raises awareness on organ donation – KLFY
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After teenage son dies, Lafayette family raises awareness on organ donation
KLFY LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Twenty years ago, there were only 88 people who donated organs in Louisiana. Last year there were 176 organ donors. That’s according to the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency, or LOPA. Now one Lafayette family has made it … |
Texas reports 2nd local Zika case of year; FDA OKs blood donor test – CIDRAP
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Texas reports 2nd local Zika case of year; FDA OKs blood donor test
CIDRAP He added that there is no evidence of any other related mosquito-transmitted cases. As a precaution, the CCDHHS has conducted an epidemiologic investigation of the patient’s household and shared information with people in neighboring homes on how to … |
Local man’s life shines light on need for donors – wflx
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Local man’s life shines light on need for donors
wflx “There is actually a 1 in 4 chance that you’ll match a sibling, but the reality is that for 70 percent of the patients they don’t have a family member who is a match and they have to look to unrelated donors, total strangers that have given of … |
Don’t let anyone die waiting for a transplant – Port Huron Times Herald
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Don’t let anyone die waiting for a transplant
Port Huron Times Herald Less than 1 percent of people die in a way that allows for organ donation. But since four out of five donated organs come from deceased donors, if everyone signed up to donate, it could double or triple the odds of patients surviving their wait for a … Government announces opt-out organ donor system consultationThe Pharmaceutical Journal |