07Oct/16

Why a Temecula author’s experience as both doctor and patient is fitting – Press-Enterprise


Press-Enterprise

Why a Temecula author’s experience as both doctor and patient is fitting
Press-Enterprise
He said kidneys transplanted from living donors are best because they last nearly twice as long as kidneys transplanted from deceased donors. A living donor kidney functions, on average, 12 to 20 years, and a deceased donor kidney from 8 to 12 years.

07Oct/16

It Might Be Time to Relax Our Standards for Organ Donation. Here’s Why. – Big Think (blog)


Big Think (blog)

It Might Be Time to Relax Our Standards for Organ Donation. Here’s Why.
Big Think (blog)
131,000 people in the United States are waiting for an organ donation right now, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Many of them have to wait at least 3 years for a transplant. 22 of them die waiting. Every. Single. Day.
New York lags behind nation on organ donationTimes Herald-Record
Pa. coroners are blocking organ donations, transplant advocates say; coroners claim ‘defamation’PennLive.com
Heart transplant teen urges organ donor signupThe Journal News | LoHud.com
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle –Exmouth Journal
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07Oct/16

Changes in NY Policy Could Help Lift State’s Organ Donation Rate from Second Lowest in Country – WAER


WAER

Changes in NY Policy Could Help Lift State’s Organ Donation Rate from Second Lowest in Country
WAER
Difficulty enrolling as an organ donor might be keeping many in Central New York and across the State from making that lifesaving decision. New York’s 26 percent registration rate is second lowest in the country. Nancy Ryan of the Finger Lakes Donor …

07Oct/16

Tim Kaine awkward in the spotlight but popular in private with donors – CTV News


CTV News

Tim Kaine awkward in the spotlight but popular in private with donors
CTV News
LAS VEGAS — Tim Kaine may not have wowed America in his biggest moment on the national stage, the vice-presidential debate, but Democrats aren’t regretting Hillary Clinton’s choice for running mate. He’s been a hit on the donor circuit that’s fueling

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