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1 in 5 people awaiting a transplant are Hispanic. Here’s what to know about organ donation
Tacoma News Tribune· 1 day agoThe number of Hispanic organ donors in the U.S. has increased in recent years, but that growth has b...
WNY man waiting for a double lung and heart transplant to become 'living heart donor'
WKBW-TV Buffalo· 11 hours agoHave you ever heard of a living heart donor? According to the United Network For Organ Sharing, it's...
'The Organ Trail': Husband, wife make stop in Chicago on trip to raise awareness for kidney donation
WFLD via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThey're adding some fun to the trip by calling it "The Organ Trail" – a pun inspired by the classic game. Both Mark and Lynn are living donors themselves. Mark donated his ...
Why Does Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Really Matter? - The Baltimore Times
Baltimore Times· 4 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· 4 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...
Families remember 47 Alaskan organ donors who gave the gift of life
Alaska Superstation· 6 days agoOrgan donors who gave the gift of life were honored at a ceremony in Anchorage. Your Alaska Link...
Organ donation scheduled for teen hit by car while riding motorized scooter in Lakeville
Tribune via AOL· 6 days agoA teenager is not expected to survive the injuries he suffered from being hit by a car while riding a motorized scooter in Lakeville, according to his family. Maxwell Robert Wilson, 14, of Lakeville ...
Living organ donation, bike ride to raise awareness: 'Urgent need'
AOL· 4 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 ...
Adding stem cells to a kidney transplant could get patients off anti-rejection drugs, trial finds
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA novel approach to organ transplantation allowed patients to wean off anti-rejection drugs after...
Indiana Donor Network hosting free movie night at Four Winds Field
ABC57 South Bend· 5 days agoSOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Indiana Donor Network and Donate Life Indiana are coming together to host a family-friendly movie night at Four Winds Field on June 14.