21Apr/16

Organ Donation: The Gift of Life – El Dorado Springs Sun


Gazette

Organ Donation: The Gift of Life
El Dorado Springs Sun
Organ donation is one of the greatest gifts we can give others. It’s a recognition of our shared humanity, and a selfless acknowledgment that after we’re gone, we can still give back to our fellow men and women. As an elected official, I meet with
New chair appointed to lead Organ Donation Committee at Colchester General HospitalGazette
Appeal for materials for Essex organ donor artworkEast Anglian Daily Times
Memorial wall honours ‘gifts of life’The Kingston Whig-Standard
Central Kentucky News –Burton Mail
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21Apr/16

Northerners generous with organ donations – Sault Star


Sault Star

Northerners generous with organ donations
Sault Star
With 1,569 people in Ontario on the waiting list for a life-saving organ transplant as of April 16, 2016, the Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) is again asking Ontarians to register their consent for organ and tissue donation and they also want us
Grand River Hospital recognized by Ontario’s agency for organ and tissue donationExchange Morning Post (press release)
Trillium Gift of Life Network celebrates National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness WeekCanada NewsWire (press release)

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21Apr/16

Transplant Recipients Meet Donors for First Time at City of Hope’s 40th Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion – Business Wire (press release)


Business Wire (press release)

Transplant Recipients Meet Donors for First Time at City of Hope’s 40th Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion
Business Wire (press release)
The Folbrechts considered it “a real miracle” when they then found out that an unrelated donor had been found for Dominick. “I felt happy and excited,” Dominick, a Glendora resident, said. The Denver Broncos fan beamed as he recounted that he’s now

21Apr/16

Health: Study backs pancreas cell transplants for severe diabetes – South Bend Tribune


South Bend Tribune

Health: Study backs pancreas cell transplants for severe diabetes
South Bend Tribune
The questions: How best to obtain those islet cells from deceased donors, and who benefits most from transplants? When glucose levels drop too low, most people with Type 1 diabetes experience early warning signs — slurred speech, tremors, sweating, …
Islet transplantation restores blood sugar awareness and control in type 1 diabetesNational Institutes of Health (press release)

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21Apr/16

Bermuda To Celebrate Organ Donation Week – Bernews


Edmonton Journal

Bermuda To Celebrate Organ Donation Week
Bernews
Focusing Bermuda’s attention on organ donation is the goal of the Bermuda Organ Donor Association and Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] in celebrating Organ Donation Awareness Week, which will run from April 25 to April 29. A spokesperson said, “’Have …
Alberta organ donations get a boost from under the domeEdmonton Journal
Raising awareness for organ and tissue donationsCTV News
National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week 2016Marketwired (press release)
Vancouver Sun –Royal Gazette –The Sudbury Star
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21Apr/16

Organ Donor Families and Transplant Recipients Issue Plea for More Registered Donors – WAER

WAEROrgan Donor Families and Transplant Recipients Issue Plea for More Registered DonorsWAERSerio was one of many donor families and transplant recipients who shared their stories yesterday as part of an effort to urge greater participation in the orga…