09Apr/17

Family ‘hoping for a miracle’ in search for organ donor for eight-year-old son – ITV News


ITV News

Family ‘hoping for a miracle’ in search for organ donor for eight-year-old son
ITV News
A family from Pontypridd say they’re hoping for a miracle after moving from Ireland to Wales to increase their son’s chance of finding an organ donor. Eight-year old Charlie Lynch was diagnosed with a rare liver disease when he was just a few months

09Apr/17

10 Minutes. 22 People. 54 Percent. – Newswise (press release)


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10 Minutes. 22 People. 54 Percent.
Newswise (press release)
Yet despite very long waiting times for transplant, hundreds of otherwise good kidneys from deceased donors infected with Hepatitis C are discarded each year. If we can demonstrate that it’s possible to eradicate HCV from patients who contract the
National Donate Life Month has local impactCavalier County Extra

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09Apr/17

Leatherhead FC manager talks transplants, not tactics, for NHS … – Get Surrey


Get Surrey

Leatherhead FC manager talks transplants, not tactics, for NHS …
Get Surrey
The manager of Leatherhead Football Club has appeared in the latest NHS campaign promoting organ donation. Former footballer turned pundit Jimmy Bullard …
Mike Jones: Recycle — your organs, that is – Tulsa World: Columns …Tulsa World
Being an organ donor gives others a second chance | Herald CitizenCookeville Herald Citizen

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09Apr/17

Fears organ donor subsidies will be cut by Turnbull government – Camden Haven Courier

Fears organ donor subsidies will be cut by Turnbull government
Camden Haven Courier
The Turnbull government has sought to allay fears it will cut taxpayer-subsidised sick leave for living organ donors from the federal budget. See your ad here. What’s happening in Camden. New farmers’ market. Check out the new market this weekend. Lots

09Apr/17

Health Minister Greg Hunt eyes organ donor subsidies ahead of … – The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning HeraldHealth Minister Greg Hunt eyes organ donor subsidies ahead of …The Sydney Morning HeraldThe Turnbull government has sought to allay fears it will cut taxpayer-subsidised sick leave for living organ donors from the federal bud…

09Apr/17

Kidney failure on the rise in Malaysia | Free Malaysia Today – Free Malaysia Today


Free Malaysia Today

Kidney failure on the rise in Malaysia | Free Malaysia Today
Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: They call it a silent disease and it strikes nine out of every 100 Malaysians. There are currently between two and three million Malaysians …
Don’t kid with kidney failure – Nation | The Star OnlineThe Star Online

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09Apr/17

Not enough donors, surgeons or teams for organ transplants in Malaysia – The Straits Times


The Straits Times

Not enough donors, surgeons or teams for organ transplants in Malaysia
The Straits Times
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)- Malaysia is in critical need of more organ transplant surgeons but even if there were, there is a lack of medical teams to retrieve the organs from deceased donors. At present, the country has fewer than …
Don’t kid with kidney failureThe Star Online
Kidney failure on the rise in MalaysiaFree Malaysia Today

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