Bill Reitsma of the New Jersey Sharing Network had come to the ICU with an important question: Would the boy’s mother consent to donating his organs to help others live?
Organ donation non-profit helps turn one family's loss into another's hope – NorthJersey.com
Organ donation non-profit helps turn one family's loss into another's hopeNorthJersey.comCARMINE GALASSO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. Buy this photo. Bill Reitsma of the New Jersey Sharing Network, which helps arrange organ transplants, next to a quilt …
Nebraska Organ Recovery System (NORS) Among Nationally Recognized – Sacramento Bee
Nebraska Organ Recovery System (NORS) Among Nationally RecognizedSacramento BeeOMAHA, Neb., Oct. 17, 2012 — HHS Honors Select Programs for Their Achievements in Organ Donation and Transplantation. OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — …
What are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease – Times of India
What are the risk factors for cardiovascular diseaseTimes of IndiaA recent study by Fortis Escorts Heart Institute stated that by 2030, 23 million people in India will die of heart diseases annually. Of these, women and young adults are likely to be a …
TB Immune to Drugs Proves Hard to Detect – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalTB Immune to Drugs Proves Hard to DetectWall Street JournalDrug-resistant tuberculosis is going largely undetected in many countries, threatening progress made against the pernicious lung disease over the past decade, according to da…
'Who wouldn't want a bit of Phelps in them' – The Australian
'Who wouldn't want a bit of Phelps in them'The AustralianTHE most colourful member of the NSW Government, upper house whip Peter Phelps, has given an inspired speech on the importance of organ donation, explaining: "Who wouldn't wa…
Former India goalie Bandya Kakade no more – Daily News & Analysis
Mid-DayFormer India goalie Bandya Kakade no moreDaily News & AnalysisFormer India goalkeeper Bandya Kakade, a member of the squad that won bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, passed away here on Wednesday. Family said the67-year-old former…
Nephroplus ties up with Medicity Hospitals in Hyderabad to launch 11 dialysis … – pharmabiz.com
Nephroplus ties up with Medicity Hospitals in Hyderabad to launch 11 dialysis …pharmabiz.comWith the tie-up of Medicity Hospitals, Nephroplus has embarked on the launch of its 11th kidney dialysis centre here in South India. So far the firm has estab…
Legislature tackles organ donation, concussion law in interim session – ksl.com
ksl.comLegislature tackles organ donation, concussion law in interim sessionksl.comSALT LAKE CITY — During the interim session, lawmakers tackled a bill requiring state prisons allow inmates to sign up to be organ donors, and a proposed change to Uta…
Surgeon was part of Memphis' first heart transplant team
It was 27 years ago when Dr. Glenn Crosby helped perform the first heart transplant operation in Memphis.