18Nov/14

Brooklyn Hospital Is Told to Keep Girl, 2, on Life Support Amid Organ Donation … – New York Times


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Brooklyn Hospital Is Told to Keep Girl, 2, on Life Support Amid Organ Donation
New York Times
A judge on Monday ordered a Brooklyn hospital to keep a 2-year-old girl on life support for at least another day, as her parents argue over whether her organs should be donated. The girl, Thaiya Spruill-Smith, was declared brain-dead on Friday, after
Thaiya Spruill-Smith’s parents fight over whether her organs should be donatedDaily Mail
Brooklyn Toddler Kept on Life Support as Parents Battle Over Organ DonationThe Root
Hospital ordered to continue brain-dead NYC girl on life support amid organ Minneapolis Star Tribune
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18Nov/14

Saving Lives: Organ Donation’s Impact on Families – Siouxland News

Saving Lives: Organ Donation’s Impact on Families
Siouxland News
“Hello. I want to first say thank you. I will be forever grateful that your family and loved ones made the selfless decision to donate and give me a second chance at life. I can now picture my future with my family and my son. Hopefully this letter

18Nov/14

One generous gift of a kidney leads to chain of Maine donations – Press Herald


Press Herald

One generous gift of a kidney leads to chain of Maine donations
Press Herald
The program works by matching donors willing to give up a kidney, even for someone to whom they aren’t related. For instance, while Mary Ann McLaughlin was willing to donate to her husband, their kidneys were not a match. In the past, that would have …

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17Nov/14

Maine Kidney Donor ‘Chain’ Gives Three New Lease on Life – Maine Public Broadcasting


Maine Public Broadcasting

Maine Kidney Donor ‘Chain’ Gives Three New Lease on Life
Maine Public Broadcasting
A kidney from a living donor lasts three times longer than from a deceased donor – three decades or more. It’s one benefit of the kidney donor chain. But another, says Maine Medical Center transplant surgeon Dr. Juan Palma, is that the chain encourages …
Doctors at MMC perform first ever Kidney Chain transplantsWCSH-TV

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17Nov/14

Documentary hopes to break taboos about organ donation – Waterloo Record

Documentary hopes to break taboos about organ donation
Waterloo Record
She’s spent her 20s lurching from one medical crisis to another: cancer to double lung transplant to cancer again. “I’ve learned to walk three times in my life and I’m not even 30,” says the upbeat epidemiologist. “I think we have an amazing ability to

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17Nov/14

Malawi in blood donation awareness campaign – Nyasa Times

Malawi in blood donation awareness campaignNyasa TimesSpeaking during the official launch of blood donation awareness week on Saturday at Masintha ground in Lilongwe, the minister said Malawi as a country needs about 320 units of blood on a daily basis…

17Nov/14

Documentary hopes to break taboos about organ donation – Toronto Star


Toronto Star

Documentary hopes to break taboos about organ donation
Toronto Star
Documentary hopes to break taboos about organ donation. After the Fall: A Breath of Life shares Shilpa Raju’s journey through two bouts of cancer, a double lung transplant and efforts to raise awareness about organ donation. Share on Facebook. Tweet.