17Dec/15

UK Health Service, Dating App Partner To Boost Organ Donation – iHealthBeat

Fast CompanyUK Health Service, Dating App Partner To Boost Organ DonationiHealthBeatNHS partnered with Tinder to encourage more young people to sign up for the NHS Organ Donor Register. The dating service created dating profiles for several U.K. celebr…

17Dec/15

Family of teenage organ donor makes $10k donation to LOPA in her honor – KLFY


KLFY

Family of teenage organ donor makes $10k donation to LOPA in her honor
KLFY
“I would change all of this in a heartbeat to have Laci back, but it’s not the way it is and for me, it gives me a purpose of still being her mom.” said Lisa Taquino, Laci’s Mother. It wasn’t a surprise to her family, when Laci decided to put the

17Dec/15

Saratoga County touts organ donation – Albany Times Union (blog)

WRGBSaratoga County touts organ donationAlbany Times Union (blog)11232248_713287702141102_199304112782258433_o The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors and County Clerk Craig Hayner announced a partnership Wednesday with the New York State Association …

17Dec/15

$2.1M grant will advance research on women’s and men’s giving, increase … – IUPUI Newsroom


IUPUI Newsroom

$2.1M grant will advance research on women’s and men’s giving, increase
IUPUI Newsroom
“We thank the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for their support of this important research, which will provide women and men donors with insights that help them give more effectively and better understand why they give differently.” … “The initial

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17Dec/15

Heart transplant baby’s parents back Mirror’s call for change to organ donor law – Mirror.co.uk


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Heart transplant baby’s parents back Mirror’s call for change to organ donor law
Mirror.co.uk
The parents of a 10-month-old baby given a new heart spoke of their Christmas miracle – and backed the Mirror’s Change The Law For Life campaign. Zoe Pickering and Craig Williams have seen their son Roman Williams endure 16 operations since his birth …

17Dec/15

20 years on, Lesley’s still running for her life – Edinburgh Evening News


Edinburgh Evening News

20 years on, Lesley’s still running for her life
Edinburgh Evening News
Amy said: “I was only five when my mum had to have her transplant and my twin brother has recently been diagnosed with the same condition. “He is going to need a transplant too so organ donation is something that is important to us. I remember being so …