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SW Fla. hospital puts organ program on hold after donor’s death
WZVN-TV After a man died during surgery to donate a kidney to his father at Gulf Coast Medical Center, the deceased donor program has been put on hold. The temporary shutdown of the program could last from a month to three months as the hospital calls for a … LMHS Suspends/Revamps Transplant ProgramWGCU News Kidney program at Gulf Coast gets makeover, plans reopeningNaples Daily News Lee Memorial cancels all kidney transplants for next few monthsThe News-Press |
Years after children’s death, father stresses the importance of organ donation – KCRG
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Years after children’s death, father stresses the importance of organ donation
KCRG ANAMOSA, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) – As part of Donate Life month, an event Friday afternoon in Anamosa aimed to change and save lives. The Jones Regional Medical Center and the Iowa Donor Network worked to raise awareness of the need for organ donation. |
Another Voice: New York State is dead last and it’s killing people – Buffalo News
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Another Voice: New York State is dead last and it’s killing people
Buffalo News I am a lucky man. I am a double organ transplant recipient, having received a kidney from a living donor and a pancreas from a deceased donor. Without these gifts, I likely would have been one of the 22 people who die each day waiting for transplant. |
Blood banks need donations should Zika quarantines take effect – Bradenton Herald
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Blood banks need donations should Zika quarantines take effect
Bradenton Herald Neither Manatee nor Sarasota have reported a case, and all of Florida’s 82 cases of Zika are travel-related. But officials expect home-grown cases to crop up. Fortunately, the virus is rarely fatal and the symptoms — fever, rash, joint pain and red … |
Local non-profit and families raise awareness for organ donation – 13abc Action News
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Local non-profit and families raise awareness for organ donation
13abc Action News Now, decades later, White is happy and healthy and advocating for organ donation. He’s the chairman of a Toledo non-profit called the Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation. He says they help people find a donor and, in a lot of cases, those donors have … Cannock man gives backing to Organ Donor Register after ‘getting life back’ following transplantCannock Mercury Energy, optimism, gratitude follow transplantGreen Bay Press Gazette |
Campus safety in spotlight after UT Austin killing – wivb.com
wivb.comCampus safety in spotlight after UT Austin killingwivb.comThe 18-year-old from Portland was a freshman attending UT Austin on a full-ride dance scholarship when she was assaulted and killed sometime around late Sunday night as she walked home f…
Manitoba Liberals pledge to expand organ donation – CBC.ca
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Manitoba Liberals pledge to expand organ donation
CBC.ca If at any Manitobans wished to change their organ donation status they could do so online. Manitoba has one of the lowest participation rates in Canada for organ donation, added the Liberals. “We can do better and must do better,” said the release. Lib plan to drive organ donationWinnipeg Sun Manitoba Liberals Have Plan for Organ DonationChrisD.ca Bokhari would link organ–donor option to driving licence renewalWinnipeg Free Press |
Campaign on Body, Organ Donation – The New Indian Express
Campaign on Body, Organ DonationThe New Indian ExpressConvenor of Body and Organ Donation Initiative (BODI), Dr Pravas Acharya said 500 representatives from 30 districts will attend the programme. As many as 300 body and organ donors will be honoured w…
Anti-Euthanasia campaigners believe patients are being pressured into donating organs – Daily Mail
Daily MailAnti-Euthanasia campaigners believe patients are being pressured into donating organsDaily MailThere, surgeons have praised the quality of lungs coming from these patients, saying they compare favourably to those taken from donors who have di…
Zoo backers pushing sales tax idea in Legislature – STLtoday.com
STLtoday.comZoo backers pushing sales tax idea in LegislatureSTLtoday.comKali, the polar bear, was introduced to the media, public officials, and campaign donors on Thursday morning, June 4, 2015, at the new McDonnell Polar Bear Point at the St. Louis …