23Apr/15

Organ Donor Families Honored For Sacrifice – WIBW


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Organ Donor Families Honored For Sacrifice
WIBW
Her own family was impacted by organ donation when her aunt was saved by a liver transplant. “It’s sad because there are other families who had to lose a loved one for someone else to live,” she said, “but I’ve had families tell me it helps them heal

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23Apr/15

Fewer than one in four Windsorites registered as organ donors; city has one of … – Windsor Star (blog)


Windsor Star (blog)

Fewer than one in four Windsorites registered as organ donors; city has one of
Windsor Star (blog)
Last year, there were three deceased donors at the Windsor Regional Hospital. This year so far there’s been one. One person’s donation can save as many as eight lives. Heather St. Pierre, 32, said she never expected to end up on the list. She was young

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23Apr/15

Organ donation process is complicated – WYTV


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Organ donation process is complicated
WYTV
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WYTV) – As a 4-year-old girl from Trumbull County waits for a liver transplant at a Pittsburgh hospital, doctors said the process of locating a suitable living donor is more than a little complicated. Jamie, who has spent her young
Ohio county agency makes plea to find new liver for foster childWDTN

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22Apr/15

Anna Piskorski: Schedule a health screening or blood donation – The Providence Journal

Anna Piskorski: Schedule a health screening or blood donation
The Providence Journal
Medical laboratory teams are the cornerstone of accurate diagnoses for patients. In fact, test results comprise approximately 70 percent of a patient’s medical record today. Whether through a routine health screen, cancer diagnosis or blood donation

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