06Jan/15

Maharashtra government sets up panel to find out why organ donation is less in … – Daily News & Analysis

Maharashtra government sets up panel to find out why organ donation is less in
Daily News & Analysis
Why is cadaver organ donation less in state-run hospitals? To find out the answer to this question, the state health department, in a first, has set up an expert committee. The aim is to boost organ donation in Maharashtra to help the ailing waiting

06Jan/15

MSP’s bid to switch organ donation system gets key backing – Herald Scotland

MSP’s bid to switch organ donation system gets key backing
Herald Scotland
“There has been welcome progress in the number of people signing up to the Organ Donor Register and donation rates, but despite this rise, there are still people in Scotland waiting for an organ transplant. Some of these people will die while they are

06Jan/15

Children’s Traffic-Safety Risk: Failing to See the Unexpected – Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal

Children’s Traffic-Safety Risk: Failing to See the Unexpected
Wall Street Journal
Inattentional blindness is unrelated to vision. Researchers in Germany recruited 480 schoolchildren—about the same number of each age from 8 to 15 years old. The children … Anxious donors: Fear of giving blood triggers an unusual stress reaction

06Jan/15

Holyrood to consider new ‘opt out’ scheme for organ donation – stv.tv


stv.tv

Holyrood to consider new ‘opt out’ scheme for organ donation
stv.tv
A leading liver physician and heart charity have backed a Labour MSP’s bid to make everyone in Scotland an organ donor unless they opt out. Glasgow MSP Anne McTaggart will seek support from fellow MSPs for her proposed Organ Donation (Scotland) …

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