30Mar/16

Lorraine’s baby dream comes true 20 years after transplant – Herald.ie


Herald.ie

Lorraine’s baby dream comes true 20 years after transplant
Herald.ie
Beautician Lorraine Hayes (31) has realised her lifelong dream of becoming a mum – years after her successful kidney transplant. “My kidneys never grew from birth, but they didn’t find this out until I was nine. So I was 10 when I had the transplant

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30Mar/16

Organ Donor Week Table quiz – Galway Independent


Galway Independent

Organ Donor Week Table quiz
Galway Independent
Thanks to the gift of organ donation over 3,000 people in Ireland are enjoying extended life. In 2015, 266 organs were transplanted, 233 were as a result of the generosity of the families of 81 deceased donors and the remaining 33 were from living
3000 people ‘living extended lives’ due to organ donationUTV Ireland
Mediaplanet Taps George Lopez and Other Organ Donor Advocates to Bring Kidney and Liver Disease into the Press Release Rocket
Organs will never be taken without family’s consent, insists VaradkarIrish Independent
RTE.ie –Irish Times –Herald.ie
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29Mar/16

France cancelled Gay men blood donating ban – Huntsville Health – Daily Star Gazette


Daily Star Gazette

France cancelled Gay men blood donating ban – Huntsville Health
Daily Star Gazette
Initially, “total blooddonations – including both cells and plasma – will only be open to men who have not been sexually active with other men for 12 months prior to giving blood, she specified. They will be asked to fill in a questionnaire beforehand.

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29Mar/16

BloodCenter of Wisconsin officials encourage organ donation during Donate Life Month – fox6now.com


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BloodCenter of Wisconsin officials encourage organ donation during Donate Life Month
fox6now.com
MILWAUKEE — Richard Conn was tragically shot and killed at the age of 26. However, he was a registered organ donor. Although his life was taken too soon, through donations to six people in need, Richard’s spirit still lives on. During April, National
2 Myths About Organ Donation DispelledHuffington Post
Organ, tissue donation needs still go unmetNews-Press Now
April is National Donate Life monthHiawatha World

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29Mar/16

More teens getting pregnant in Erie County than rest of Upstate New York, in parts of Buffalo rates are even higher – wivb.com


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More teens getting pregnant in Erie County than rest of Upstate New York, in parts of Buffalo rates are even higher
wivb.com
Lack of kidney donors means some die waiting. March 7, 2016. About 800 patients are waiting for kidneys in Western New York but only about 50 become available from deceased donors. New federal rules se…

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29Mar/16

Schuch family honored for saving lives through blood donations – Midland Daily News


Midland Daily News

Schuch family honored for saving lives through blood donations
Midland Daily News
“It’s become a family tradition to donate blood together,” Michelle said. “We’ve witnessed, firsthand, family members who have had to receive blood products for various medical reasons and Scott and I see it in our jobs every day. Our two oldest