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1 in 5 people awaiting a transplant are Hispanic. Here's what to know about organ donation
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 hours agoThe number of Hispanic organ donors in the U.S. has increased in recent years, but that growth has been slow. Although organs are not matched by race and ethnicity, a significant ...
Why Does Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Really Matter? - The Baltimore Times
Baltimore Times· 3 days agoDonate Life Maryland (DLM) helps save and improve lives by registering organ, eye, and tissue donors...
West Hartford man uses Facebook to find organ donor
WTNH-TV New Haven· 3 days agoWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The shortage of donor organs is extreme, with 100,000 people in the U.S. desperately waiting for an organ. Ken Ferrucci of...
A Marylander, and his parents, wait and hope for a transplant from a living donor
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoParminder Ghuman hasn’t been missing many phone calls lately. He can’t risk it — a stranger might be on the other end willing to donate part of their liver to his son. “My phone is my best friend ...
Living organ donation, bike ride to raise awareness: 'Urgent need'
AOL· 3 days agoAn organ donor has found another way to save lives: riding his bike. For 68-year-old Mark Scotch, his effort aims to get more living donors. "There's this ...
More than 475 Kansans are on the national transplant waiting list. How you can help.
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMore importantly, we facilitate every deceased organ, eye and tissue donation in our region. This...
Heart in a box allows doctors to expand organ donor pool
News Channel 5 Cleveland· 3 days agoUniversity Hospitals is finding new ways to expand the donor pool. According to doctors, there’s a serious disconnect when it comes to the number of patients in need of < ...
Organ donation scheduled for teen hit by car while riding motorized scooter in Lakeville
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 5 days agoMaxwell Robert Wilson, 14, of Lakeville, was hit midafternoon Monday at the intersection of 179th...
Southeast MO man becomes nation's oldest organ donor
The Daily Dunklin Democrat· 4 days agoOrville Duane Allen died May 29, 2024. At age 98, Allen is currently the oldest organ donor in recorded United States history. Despite his age, Duane Allen ...
Artificial cornea makes 91-year-old an NHS first for sight-saving surgery
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn 2022-23, the latest figures available, some 4,719 corneas were supplied to NHS Blood and...