31Dec/16

Year of organ transplants: How 2016 changed these people’s lives – Daily News & Analysis


Daily News & Analysis

Year of organ transplants: How 2016 changed these people’s lives
Daily News & Analysis
Correct diagnosis, chance match within the family, and grieving families’ courage to agree to cadaver organ donation; all have the power to prevent lives from slipping away. Four people share stories with DNA, and assert how important each of these

31Dec/16

Organ, tissue donation support group chooses Naples woman to ride on Rose Parade float – Naples Daily News


Naples Daily News

Organ, tissue donation support group chooses Naples woman to ride on Rose Parade float
Naples Daily News
Her orthopedic surgeon encouraged Wilkinson to consider an allograft procedure, during which she would receive tissue from a deceased donor instead of having to use parts of her hamstring to repair her knee. “A lot of people are fearful of using other …

31Dec/16

Wyoming blood bank expands hours to address donor shortage during holidays – Casper Star-Tribune Online


Casper Star-Tribune Online

Wyoming blood bank expands hours to address donor shortage during holidays
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Throughout the winter months, blood donations can fall as much as 20 percent, and every two seconds every day of the year, a patient in the country needs a blood transfusion, according to UBS, a nonprofit blood collection service. “During the holidays

30Dec/16

The Unintended Downside of Self-Driving Cars You Didn’t See Coming – ATTN


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The Unintended Downside of Self-Driving Cars You Didn’t See Coming
ATTN
“We’re all for saving lives — we aren’t saying that we should stop self-driving cars so we can preserve a source of organ donation,” Adams and Hobson explained. “But we also need to start thinking now about how to address this coming problem.” …
Self-Driving Cars Could Cause a Massive Organ ShortagePopular Mechanics
Self-Driving Cars Will Cause Organ ShortagesInverse
Think Tank Proposes eBay for Organ Shortage Created by Autonomous CarsThe Drive
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30Dec/16

Rose Parade float will honor Holmdel organ donor – MyCentralJersey.com


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Rose Parade float will honor Holmdel organ donor
MyCentralJersey.com
It’s a powerful part of the Rose Parade each New Year’s Day, a float dedicated to honor organ donors and the recipients of their life-saving gifts. This year’s …
San Diego organ donor honored in Rose Parade – CBS News 8 …CBS 8 San Diego

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30Dec/16

Tiniest organ donor is saving other babies’ lives – Today.com


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Tiniest organ donor is saving other babies’ lives
Today.com
When doctors realized they couldn’t save Theo Omondi’s life, his parents wondered if they could donate their infant’s organs. Their generosity makes Theo — who died at 41 days old — the youngest organ donor in the United Kingdom and his organs are …