01Jun/15

Organ transplant athlete from Yate set to take part in World Transplant Games … – Gazette Series


Gazette Series

Organ transplant athlete from Yate set to take part in World Transplant Games
Gazette Series
A SUCCESSFUL organ transplant athlete from Yate has been supported by the town’s rotary club who have helped fund her trip to represent Great Britain at the World Transplant Games. Ruth Medcroft, 37, from Yate, suffered from failing kidneys from …

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01Jun/15

Altoona teen makes a difference through organ donation awareness – WJAC Johnstown


WJAC Johnstown

Altoona teen makes a difference through organ donation awareness
WJAC Johnstown
ALTOONA, Pa. — For some it could take years, and for others it may never happen: organ donation. There are thousands out there needing a new heart, liver kidney just to name a few. In this week’s Making a Difference, Lindsay Ward meets a young man who …

01Jun/15

State Pushes For More Organ Donors Fall Flat (So Maybe Pay Big Bucks?) – WBUR


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State Pushes For More Organ Donors Fall Flat (So Maybe Pay Big Bucks?)
WBUR
In the US, there’s further work that ‘s being done looking at organ chains, specifically for kidney transplants, and how that could be a really effective strategy for living donor shortages specifically related to kidney donation. And there’s also been
US policies to boost organ donations don’t work: studyYahoo News UK

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