29Dec/15

City equals last year’s organ donation record thanks to family of homemaker – Times of India


CNN

City equals last year’s organ donation record thanks to family of homemaker
Times of India
The family also ensured that Mumbai equalled its 2014 record of 41 donations in a year. In fact, 2015 was a landmark year in Mumbai’s organ donation history, considering it managed five heart transplants between August and December, after a gap of 47 …
Would you opt out of saving my life?CNN
50-year-old brain dead woman becomes year’s 41st organ donorThe Indian Express
Register to become an organ donorBurlington County Times (subscription)
mySteinbach.ca (blog) –The Courier –Scottish Daily Record
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29Dec/15

50-year-old brain dead woman becomes year’s 41st organ donor – The Indian Express


The California Post

50-year-old brain dead woman becomes year’s 41st organ donor
The Indian Express
As the year nears its end, the city witnessed its 41st cadaver organ donor following the death of a 50-year-old housewife who suffered a stroke and intra cerebral haemorrhage on Monday. The deceased’s husband agreed to donate both her kidneys and liver.
Generosity won’t fix our shortage of organs for transplantsAmerican Enterprise Institute
Our body parts shouldn’t be for saleWashington Post
Incentives to Attract Kidney DonorsThe California Post
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29Dec/15

Blood donation appeal made by mother after premature son saved by transfusion – BT.com


BT.com

Blood donation appeal made by mother after premature son saved by transfusion
BT.com
The mother of a premature baby saved by a transfusion is urging people to donate blood, saying “just do it and see if you can save somebody’s life”. Sian Waugh’s son Conan weighed less than 800 grams when he arrived 15 weeks early. Her pregnancy was …
Mum Of Premature Baby’s Heartfelt Appeal: Make Blood Donation Your New Year’s Huffington Post UK
Mother urges more blood donations after premature son savedScotsman
Mother of premature baby calls for more blood donationsGlasgow Evening Times

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29Dec/15

Chennai must look beyond the flood relief spectacle – The Indian Express (blog)


The Indian Express (blog)

Chennai must look beyond the flood relief spectacle
The Indian Express (blog)
How many of the donors are going to say ‘This is our contribution and we are not going to claim a tax rebate on it’? These donations … This manipulation needs to be addressed if we want to avert another rain-related or cyclone-driven crisis. Chennai

29Dec/15

When Are You Dead? It May Depend On Which Hospital Makes The Call. – NDTV


NDTV

When Are You Dead? It May Depend On Which Hospital Makes The Call.
NDTV
Hospital staff missed several signs that Burns’s brain was still functioning the night she was due for organ donation surgery: her nostrils flared, her lips and tongue moved, she was breathing “above the ventilator” (meaning, taking breaths of her own

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29Dec/15

FDA Announces to overturn Three-Decade-old Gay Men Blood Donation Ban – Waltonian


Waltonian

FDA Announces to overturn Three-Decade-old Gay Men Blood Donation Ban
Waltonian
The Federal health officials have shown readiness to lifting up the 32-year lifetime ban on blood donations from bisexual and gay men. It spent several years evaluating epidemiological data from around the world and using statistical models to
FDA Removes Ban On Blood Donation By Gay MenBonham Journal
U.S. matches NZ’s gay blood donation policyNanoNews (blog)
FDA rules gay men can donate bloodRedwood Times
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