11Aug/13

Oneida County residents rank low on organ donation – Utica Observer Dispatch

Oneida County residents rank low on organ donation
Utica Observer Dispatch
And Lauren’s Law, which requires driver’s license applicants to fill out a section on the organ donor registry – making sure every applicant hears about the registry — will kick in this fall. A statewide initiative has produced videos on organ
Owen Jack: Everyone should become an organ donorSanta Cruz Sentinel
Concern Over Wales Introducing An Opt-out Organ Donation SystemCross Rhythms
Brain-dead teen becomes Japan’s third organ donor aged under 15Mainichi Daily News

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11Aug/13

Devoted wife to give new husband the ultimate wedding present – a new kidney – WalesOnline

Devoted wife to give new husband the ultimate wedding present – a new kidney
WalesOnline
He’s not on the organ donation list for a transplant as he has a living donor, but he will be if this transplant fails. The main role of the kidneys is to filter waste products from the blood before converting them to urine. But if they lose this