01Jan/16

Plea for ethnic minorities to sign up as organ donors – BBC News


BBC News

Plea for ethnic minorities to sign up as organ donors
BBC News
A plea has been made to give others “a second chance at life” by registering to become an organ donor. Ministers are urging people, especially those from ethnic minorities, to sign up as a donor as their new year’s resolution for 2016. About 25% of
Scots urged to become organ donors to give others ‘second chance at life’Herald Scotland

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31Dec/15

How a 23-year-old whiz kid and his start-up airfare website beat United Airlines – myfox8.com


myfox8.com

How a 23-year-old whiz kid and his start-up airfare website beat United Airlines
myfox8.com
He has cash left over from the legal donations. Zaman said he plans to donate $23,000 to a charity related to travel early next year. So what gave him the confidence to fight a corporation? Zaman says he and his lawyers realized early on that United’s

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31Dec/15

Printable Organs Are Closer Than Ever Thanks to Three Bioprinting Breakthroughs – Singularity Hub


Singularity Hub

Printable Organs Are Closer Than Ever Thanks to Three Bioprinting Breakthroughs
Singularity Hub
“The growing gap between waiting list and available organs cannot be solved without living donors, because the potential supply is far, far greater than the potential supply of deceased donors.” The good news is we’re getting closer to a future where

31Dec/15

Organ donor to be honored in Rose Parade – Journal and Courier


Journal and Courier

Organ donor to be honored in Rose Parade
Journal and Courier
For the past five years, Rhonda Berger of Winamac has advocated for organ donation because it’s the legacy that keeps the memory of her daughter, Jennifer Spurgeon, alive. Spurgeon, who Berger describes as “that girl who always laughed and giggled,” …
Teen’s Parents Behind Rose Parade Float That Encourages Organ DonationNBC Southern California
Orange County man, whose organ donation helped 40+ people, honored on Rose KABC-TV
Lohmann: Local teen who her lost her life but gave life to others to be Richmond Times-Dispatch

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