07Apr/16

Rehtaeh Parsons organ donation a mixed blessing for New Brunswick recipient – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

Rehtaeh Parsons organ donation a mixed blessing for New Brunswick recipient
CBC.ca
By law, information about an organ donor is confidential, so how did Dupuis come to believe the kidney he received was Rehtaeh’s? Dupuis said his wife was on the sixth floor of Halifax’s Victoria General Hospital, near the nurses station, when they

07Apr/16

National Donate Life Month: NxStage Teams Up with Organ Donation Nonprofit MatchingDonors.com – PR Newswire (press release)

National Donate Life Month: NxStage Teams Up with Organ Donation Nonprofit MatchingDonors.com
PR Newswire (press release)
April is National Donate Life Month and NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading medical technology company focused on advancing renal care, is joining forces with MatchingDonors.com, the nation’s largest nonprofit living organ donation website …

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07Apr/16

Blood Cancer UK needs Liverpool’s help on Siblings Day… – The Guide Liverpool (press release) (blog)


The Guide Liverpool (press release) (blog)

Blood Cancer UK needs Liverpool’s help on Siblings Day…
The Guide Liverpool (press release) (blog)
With the rest relying on the altruism of an unrelated donor, it is crucial that as many people as possible register as potential blood stem cell donors. For many people with a blood cancer or blood disorder, a donation of blood stem cells from another

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07Apr/16

Slain Virginia State Trooper lives on as an organ donor – WCBD News 2


WCBD News 2

Slain Virginia State Trooper lives on as an organ donor
WCBD News 2
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Even in death, slain Virginia State Trooper Chad Dermyer remains a life-saving hero. The Trooper was gunned down in the line of duty last week at the Greyhound bus station in Richmond. However, part of him lives on. A Virginia …

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07Apr/16

Lexi’s mum: So hard that a family in grief must make donation decision to help our little girl – BreakingNews.ie


BreakingNews.ie

Lexi’s mum: So hard that a family in grief must make donation decision to help our little girl
BreakingNews.ie
Kim Murphy, mum to Lexi, said: “One of the most difficult things for myself and my husband to come to terms with is that we are entirely reliant on a family somewhere to make the selfless decision to donate organs at a time of huge grief. “But out of

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