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An organ shortage kills 30 Americans every day. Is it time to pay donors?
Washington Post (blog) But Tom Mone, chief executive of OneLegacy, the nation’s largest organ and tissue recovery organization, points out that “The recovery rate for deceased donors in the United States is actually better than that of European nations with presumed consent … |
An organ shortage kills 30 Americans every day. Is it time to pay donors? – Washington Post
An organ shortage kills 30 Americans every day. Is it time to pay donors? Washington PostThirty years ago this week, President Reagan signed the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA), which established the federal legal framework for the …
SingHealth raises awareness on organ transplants – TODAYonline
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SingHealth raises awareness on organ transplants
TODAYonline Currently, there are 404 kidney patients and 23 heart patients on the respective waiting lists, according to the Ministry of Health’s National Organ Transplant Unit. As part of SingHealth’s Transplant Awareness Week this year, more than 300 students … |
Facebook, Apple pay for egg freezing, sperm donors – Boston Herald
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Facebook, Apple pay for egg freezing, sperm donors
Boston Herald Facebook this year started offering to reimburse workers for up to $20,000 worth of reproductive-related costs, over the course of employment. Apple’s similar perks will start next year. The companies’ egg-freezing benefits were first reported by … |
Facebook, Apple pay for egg freezing, sperm donors – Washington Post
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Facebook, Apple pay for egg freezing, sperm donors
Washington Post Facebook this year started offering to reimburse workers for up to $20,000 worth of reproductive-related costs, over the course of employment. Apple’s similar perks will start next year. The companies’ egg-freezing benefits were first reported by … |
Marrow Donor Registration Oct. 22 at UW – University of Wyoming News
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Marrow Donor Registration Oct. 22 at UW
University of Wyoming News “About 70 percent of these people are unable to find a donor match within their family and must search for an unrelated donor on the ‘Be the Match Registry.’ The chances of finding a match increase when donors are from the same ethnic background, … |
Womb transplants from dead donors could solve childlessness – The Times (subscription)
The Times (subscription)Womb transplants from dead donors could solve childlessnessThe Times (subscription)A Swedish woman was the first in the world to give birth using a transplanted womb last week, but hers came from a live donor. Applying the same …
Ease organ donation process, Mumbai Police commissioner tells police stations – Daily News & Analysis
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Ease organ donation process, Mumbai Police commissioner tells police stations
Daily News & Analysis In the circular, dated September 2, the commissioner has requested police stations to assist the ZTCC with all help needed for organ donation. The circular also underlined that inconvenience shouldn’t be caused to the relatives of the deceased who have … Mumbai police tells personnel to ensure speedy paperwork for kin of organ donorsTimes of India |
Computer glitch in organ donation website affects 60000 would-be donors – Toronto Star
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Computer glitch in organ donation website affects 60000 would-be donors
Toronto Star Computer glitch in organ donation website affects 60,000 would-be donors. Computer glitch, undetected for 18 months, hampers online organ donor registrations in Ontario. Share on Facebook. Tweet · Reddit this! A. A … Ontario online organ donor registry ‘glitch’ lasted 18 monthsToronto Sun Organ donation system failure not caught for 18 monthsNorthernLife.ca Organ donor website glitch may have affected thousands: Ont. governmentCTV News Government of Ontario News all 28 news articles » |
Free Kirk raises concerns over organ donor plans – Aberdeen Press and Journal
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Free Kirk raises concerns over organ donor plans
Aberdeen Press and Journal The Free Church of Scotland has claimed an opt-out system for organ donation would be “something akin to a tax imposed by the state” on people’s bodies after death. The Rev Dr Donald MacDonald, a former surgeon and MS sufferer who uses a wheelchair, … |