20Nov/14

Why More Than 120000 Americans Can’t Get The Organ Transplant They Need – ThinkProgress


ThinkProgress

Why More Than 120000 Americans Can’t Get The Organ Transplant They Need
ThinkProgress
In the upcoming weeks, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, in conjunction with the American Renal Society and the American Society for Transplantation, will release white papers calling for studies on compensation for organ donation, which the …
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20Nov/14

Taking one for the Team: Kappa Sigma Elon alumnus donates kidney to friend – The Pendulum

Taking one for the Team: Kappa Sigma Elon alumnus donates kidney to friend
The Pendulum
When it was really bad, I had to go on dialysis eight to nine hours a day, six to seven days a week,” he said. “Now I feel … Earlier this year, Team and his family set up a program that raises awareness, educates and funds research for living organ

20Nov/14

After son’s death, Amesbury MIS director holds blood drives to help other kids – The Daily News of Newburyport

After son’s death, Amesbury MIS director holds blood drives to help other kids
The Daily News of Newburyport
A total of 24 pints of blood were sent to the hospital’s Blood Donor Center Tuesday in memory of Dubuc’s son Matty who passed away from liver cancer when he was 7 years-old in March 2007. Tuesday’s blood drive marked the second such effort in the city …

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20Nov/14

Christmas fayre at Lichfield school aims to raise cash for transplant charity – Lichfield Mercury


Lichfield Mercury

Christmas fayre at Lichfield school aims to raise cash for transplant charity
Lichfield Mercury
Rachel had a lung transplant in 2012 and is determined to raise awareness of and funds for Live Life Give life a charity which encourages people to register as organ donors. “Entry is free for children 10 and under and £1 for adults,” said Rachel. “We

20Nov/14

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer says organ donation case could have been avoided – Brooklyn Daily Eagle


Brooklyn Daily Eagle

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer says organ donation case could have been avoided
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The lawyer for a Brooklyn father who fought to keep his brain-dead daughter’s organs intact says that the court system did not have to get involved. Faulting the staff at the hospital where the young child was held, attorney David Hernandez says his