11Aug/14

Julia gets second chance thanks to organ donor – Leicester Mercury


Leicester Mercury

Julia gets second chance thanks to organ donor
Leicester Mercury
A woman has been given a “third time lucky” liver transplant after being told she wouldn’t live beyond 2014 without one. Julia Jones, 41, of Hinckley, twice turned up to receive a replacement organ only for the operation not to go ahead. The first time

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11Aug/14

Man with donated kidney cycles across Canada to spread organ donation … – Guelph Mercury

Man with donated kidney cycles across Canada to spread organ donation
Guelph Mercury
“Some people may not want to donate because they believe in myths: if you’re an organ donor, you’re more likely not to be looked after properly — things like that.” Midgley said the key to getting more donors would be activities that raise awareness

11Aug/14

Roach: Athletes and blood donation – Alexandria Town Talk


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Roach: Athletes and blood donation
Alexandria Town Talk
Dr. Keith Roach (Photo: Courtesy). CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Dear Dr. Roach: I just read your Q and A “Blood donation can affect athletic output.” Your answer is correct, but you missed a key opportunity to educate your readers.
Red Cross blood donation set for Sunday in TrussvilleTrussvilletribune
Local Man Recognized for Blood DonationWTAJ
Over 400 students donate blood at VITNews Today
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10Aug/14

Edmonton man with donated kidneys cycles across Canada to show the … – Globalnews.ca


Globalnews.ca

Edmonton man with donated kidneys cycles across Canada to show the
Globalnews.ca
The Edmonton man, an organ recipient, is on a coast-to-coast, 8,600-kilometre trip to spread organ donation awareness. Hahn, whose kidneys started failing in 2004, received a donation from his father two years later – a gift with a “miraculous” impact.

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10Aug/14

Man with donated kidney cycles across Canada to spread organ donation … – Hamilton Spectator

Globalnews.caMan with donated kidney cycles across Canada to spread organ donation …Hamilton SpectatorA study published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows organ donation rates among Ontario doctors are about twice tho…

10Aug/14

‘Build on organ-donation record’ – Times of India


Scotsman

‘Build on organ-donation record’
Times of India
Yet, one of the most crucial hurdles for any person contemplating to sign up as a donor is the number of queries and myths surrounding organ donation. These could range from medical doubts (whether one will be given proper medical care despite signing …
Organ donation:Live beyond your lifeTimes Now.tv
Spain’s model organ donor system in jeopardy?Yahoo News UK
India’s first nodal organ transplant centre to be located in DelhiIndia Today
Daily Mail
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10Aug/14

Organ Donor Drive Held in Honor of Late Belpre Woman – The News Center

Organ Donor Drive Held in Honor of Late Belpre Woman
The News Center
“She was an organ donor, and I think that’s something that definitely made Margy (Kim’s mother) feel a bit better about things, knowing that though Kim was gone, she was able to help save some lives, I’m sure,” said Andy Thomas, whose family owns the …

09Aug/14

Before his organ donation, a final loving vigil for their son – Los Angeles Times


New York Daily News

Before his organ donation, a final loving vigil for their son
Los Angeles Times
When Connor decided to become an organ donor, his parents never imagined it would allow them four days with their son. They arrived at his bedside midday Monday to find that he was already in a coma. But they would have time to take pictures. They
‘He made a deadly choice’: Family shares heartbreaking photographs of their Daily Mail
Teenager slipped into coma after smoking synthetic marijuana, declaredDaily Bhaskar
Family’s heart wrenching story gets national attentionWJBF-TV

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08Aug/14

East End’s only blood donation center quietly closes its doors – Suffolk Times

East End’s only blood donation center quietly closes its doors
Suffolk Times
The East End’s only blood donation center, the brick-and-mortar Long Island Blood Services, quietly closed its doors in Riverhead this spring — so quietly, in fact, that many in the community were unaware. A representative from New York Blood Center

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