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Sarah Burke leaves organ donor legacy behind
CBC.ca Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke’s mother says she hopes people follow her late daughter’s example and sign their organ donor card. Burke, who lived in Squamish, B.C. and was instrumental in getting her sport into the Winter Olympics, died in a … |
Jerry Brown’s gifts: $21000 in travel, $125 night at Zen Center – Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee |
Jerry Brown’s gifts: $21000 in travel, $125 night at Zen Center
Sacramento Bee Of the nearly $21,000 that Gov. Jerry Brown accepted in travel-related gifts last year, the majority went to pay for his well-publicized trip to Paris for global climate talks, according to a financial disclosure filed Tuesday. But the disclosure … |
Kiwi families rejecting organ donation – TVNZ
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Kiwi families rejecting organ donation
TVNZ Six in 10 families refused to donate an eligible loved one’s organs last year, the highest rejection rate in the world according to one campaigner. surgeon with his fresh delivery. File Picture. Source: istock.com. Organ donation was possible for 367 … 61% of families say no to organ donationScoop.co.nz |
Zika Virus prompts changes to blood donation guidelines – WMTV
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Zika Virus prompts changes to blood donation guidelines
WMTV MADISON, Wis. — It’s an international emergency that shows no signs of tapering off soon. As the Zika Virus continues to spread, how is it impacting the blood supply? The Zika outbreak has the American Red Cross urging donors who have traveled to any … |
Family Hears Daughter’s Heart Beating Again After Organ Donation – 610kvnu
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Family Hears Daughter’s Heart Beating Again After Organ Donation
610kvnu Wright, who had her heart damaged by a heart attack in 2001, was weeks away from death when she got the life-saving organ donation in 2014. She first reached out to the couple last year to share her story and to learn more about the family. “To see her … |
Inspired by This Braveheart, Entire Village Pledges Eyes – The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express |
Inspired by This Braveheart, Entire Village Pledges Eyes
The New Indian Express “A total of 102 women, 71 men and 9 children volunteered to pledge their eyes,” said Dr Somashekar, medical director, Dr Rajkumar Eye Bank, Narayana Nethralaya, who had come to the village to create awareness on eye donation. Dr Bhujang Shetty … |
Family Hears Daughter’s Heart Beating Again After Organ Donation – KMBZ
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Family Hears Daughter’s Heart Beating Again After Organ Donation
KMBZ Wright, who had her heart damaged by a heart attack in 2001, was weeks away from death when she got the life-saving organ donation in 2014. She first reached out to the couple last year to share her story and to learn more about the family. “To see her … |
Register to Be a Bone Marrow Donor for Southern Regional Graduate Rachel Russell – The SandPaper
The SandPaper |
Register to Be a Bone Marrow Donor for Southern Regional Graduate Rachel Russell
The SandPaper Seventy percent of patients do not have a matching donor in their family. They depend on Be The Match to find an unrelated marrow donor and receive the transplant they need.” For additional info, contact Lt. Col. William Spence at wspence@drsd.net, … |
Family Hears Daughter’s Heart Beating Again Two Years After Organ Donation – ABC News
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Family Hears Daughter’s Heart Beating Again Two Years After Organ Donation
ABC News The family of a Florida teen who died in 2014 was able to hear her heart beat again after meeting the woman who received the transplanted organ. Chris and Laura Dawkins met Carol Wright last month just under two years after their daughter Brooke … |
Gift of Life – Cornell Chronicle
Cornell Chronicle |
Gift of Life
Cornell Chronicle When Gina Vintalore learned that her cousin might die of stage-three cirrhosis while waiting for a liver transplant, the solution seemed obvious to her. “I asked him if he had considered a living donor,” she says, recalling their conversation at a … |