Swindon AdvertiserTransplant survivor Stacie Pridden backs new rules around organ donor consentSwindon AdvertiserStacie Pridden of Cherrytree Grove, Pinehurst, had a heart and double lung transplant in May last year after three years on the organ trans…
Concord teacher Kara Bochicchio turns to social media to find kidney … – MassLive.com
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Concord teacher Kara Bochicchio turns to social media to find kidney …
MassLive.com “At my transplant hospital, Massachusetts General in Boston, my estimated waiting time for a deceased donor kidney is five to seven years,” she explains. She goes on to say that a living donor transplant is “significantly more likely to work better and … |
The Latest News Organization to Go Nonprofit Raises Further Impartiality Issues – The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)
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The Latest News Organization to Go Nonprofit Raises Further Impartiality Issues
The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog) As more and more news organizations become nonprofits—reliant on, among other sources, large contributions from major donors and big foundations—they continue to be dogged by doubts about the impact of those donors on their impartial coverage of the … |
Rylie Whitten fights for her life after contracting toxic shock syndrome – Daily Mail
Daily MailRylie Whitten fights for her life after contracting toxic shock syndromeDaily MailRylie, a budding violinist and competitive dancer, has spent more than a week heavily sedated and on life support, receiving kidney dialysis and a steady diet o…
Cape Coral woman hopes someone can spare a kidney – The News-Press
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Cape Coral woman hopes someone can spare a kidney
The News-Press Even with the rejection episode that precipitated the decline of Tuff’s transplanted kidney, a kidney transplanted from a deceased donor only lasts, on average, 10 years. A kidney transplanted from a living donor usually lasts 15 to 20 years, said … |
How to Best Increase Life Saving Organ Donations – Huffington Post
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How to Best Increase Life Saving Organ Donations
Huffington Post An organ transplant is often a patient’s last hope for life, and it is well known that there are an insufficient number of organs being donated from living or deceased donors. The wealthy always have the option of avoiding long waiting lists by finding … |
Families, please stop barring your loved ones from organ donation – no matter … – The Independent
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Families, please stop barring your loved ones from organ donation – no matter …
The Independent Since the Welsh NHS made the organ donor list ‘opt-out’ as opposed to ‘opt-in’ back in December, some concern has arisen regarding the number of families throughout the UK who are disregarding loved ones’ wishes and refusing the donation of their … |
Yonkers resident advocates for organ donations – The Journal News | LoHud.com
The Journal News | LoHud.comYonkers resident advocates for organ donationsThe Journal News | LoHud.comYonkers resident Ileana Quinones will be a face of organ donations this winter for the Eye-Bank of New York. Quinones appears in a multimedia, public …
Thousands sign up to donate bone marrow as stars back campaign for woman … – ITV News
ITV NewsThousands sign up to donate bone marrow as stars back campaign for woman …ITV NewsLara Casalotti, 24, who is of Thai and Italian heritage, was diagnosed with acute Myeloid Leukaemia in December and is dependent on finding an unrelated donor. …
How Much Would You Pay For A Kidney? – Outlook India
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How Much Would You Pay For A Kidney?
Outlook India Since 1994 it has been illegal to sell organs; the law only allows donations from deceased persons or a set of living donors. Not surprisingly, implementation of the law has been a failure. Every few years, there’s a scandal where vulnerable people are … Cape Coral woman hopes someone can spare a kidneyThe News-Press Rogue Valley organ donors give gift of lifeMail Tribune |