10Sep/14

Controversy swirls around proposed organ donor policy change – KMBC Kansas City

Controversy swirls around proposed organ donor policy changeKMBC Kansas CityInstead, they propose other parts of the country implement a much more aggressive education program about organ donation, similar to ones in the Kansas City area. They said coa…

10Sep/14

Don’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer: An Experiment with Actual Organ Donor … – Working Knowledge

Don’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer: An Experiment with Actual Organ Donor
Working Knowledge
The authors provide the first concrete evidence of whether active choice affects registration decisions about organ donation. Somewhat … For example, people are 22 times more likely to add themselves to the registry than remove themselves from the

09Sep/14

Organ Donation: An Important Topic to Consider – Brownfield News (subscription)


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Organ Donation: An Important Topic to Consider
Brownfield News (subscription)
Each day, an average of 79 people receive an organ donation. Unfortunately, an average of 18 people die each day while awaiting an organ donor. That is over 6,500 in a year. There are approximately 2.5 million deaths each year in the United States.
Letter: Organ donation group grateful for supportNorthernLife.ca
More people can donate tissue than organs – so why do we know so little about it?The Conversation UK
Young NASCAR racer promotes organ and tissue donation on behalf of his motherThe Herald-News
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09Sep/14

Gift of Life Walk raises awareness of organ donation – Prince Albert Daily Herald

Gift of Life Walk raises awareness of organ donation
Prince Albert Daily Herald
Questioning whether the Saskatchewan system of putting a sticker on one’s health card to indicate organ donor status was optimal, Bob pointed to the example of Nova Scotia, which is presently considering the possibility of an “opt-out” program wherein …

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09Sep/14

Youngest Organ Donor in China – Women of China

Youngest Organ Donor in China
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A recently deceased infant in Shenyang, in northeast China’s Liaoning Province has become the youngest ever organ donor in China. The infant, named Siyuan, tragically died due to post-natal complications on September 6 after living for only 42 days.

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09Sep/14

Be An Organ Donor, Change Lives! – Times of India

Be An Organ Donor, Change Lives!Times of IndiaThis video by The Free Spirit Project motivates people to care and be sensitive towards others in need. A little kid understands what it means to have the gift of sight. Therefore, he chooses to be organ do…

09Sep/14

Maveli Promotes Organ Donation – The New Indian Express

Maveli Promotes Organ Donation
The New Indian Express
KOCHI: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kochi campus celebrated Onam at InfoPark, Kakkanad.The celebrations were not more than fun and festivities but it spread the message of ‘love for humanity through organ donations. This was in line …

09Sep/14

Lawmakers seek change in policy on organ donation from gays – Washington Times


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Lawmakers seek change in policy on organ donation from gays
Washington Times
“A.J.’s story is a particularly poignant example of the harms of our policies governing blood, tissue and organ donation by” men who have sex with men (MSM), said a letter sent Monday to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell by 69 …

08Sep/14

The gift of organ donation – Saving lives at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center – The Herald-News

The gift of organ donation – Saving lives at Presence St. Joseph Medical CenterThe Herald-NewsAccording to the United States Department of Health and Human Services someone is added to the organ donation waiting list every 10 minutes, and although 28,9…

08Sep/14

Letter: Organ donation group grateful for support – NorthernLife.ca


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Letter: Organ donation group grateful for support
NorthernLife.ca
I would especially like to mention Jonathan Migneault’s articles on organ donation, and the front page photograph in the July 29 edition of your newspaper taken at our 15th Annual Michael O’Reilly Walk for a Second Chance, held July 27. Our walk was a
Young NASCAR racer promotes organ and tissue donation on behalf of his motherThe Herald-News
More people can donate tissue than organs – so why do we know so little about it?The Conversation UK
Elderly’s organs used in surgery because of chronic shortage of suitable donorsThe Daily Telegraph
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