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Finger Lakes man was saved by daughter's organ donation, but NYS enrollment 'unacceptable'
The Leader via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoPhil Palmesano, a kidney donor, said New York’s enrollment statistics are 'sobering and...
Raising awareness of organ donation in the Finger Lakes
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 months agoUR Medicine Thompson Health and the nonprofit organization Donate Life New York State are teaming up...
'Amazing legacy' of Dáithí's Law hailed one year on
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDáithí Mac Gabhann's organ donation law took effect on 1 June 2023 [BBC] The father of the child who inspired a change in Northern Ireland's organ...
'It was the most selfless decision': Organ donations save record number of lives for 12th year in a...
Yahoo News· 1 year agoKeegan Johnson, 17, takes one of his “famous selfies,” two months before he died of a sinus...
'Second chance at life': Jacksonville nonprofit educates minorities about organ donation,...
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShirley Scott Brill was 49, teaching at an elementary school on Jacksonville's Eastside, when she...
Dáithí's Law campaigner among Birthday Honours
BBC via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThe father of the child who inspired a major change in organ donation rules is among those from Northern Ireland named in the King's Birthday Honours list. Mairtin Mac Gabhann said it was not ...
Why you should be an organ donor
The Times-Tribune, Corbin, Ky. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 6—CORBIN — "The statistics on organ donation and organ transplants are eye-opening," stated Alice Tremaine, Advance Care Planning, Baptist Health Corbin. According to the U.S. Department ...
Salem transplant recipient advocates for those still waiting
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 16—SALEM — For Mark Moore, one of a million people in the United States whose lives have been saved by an organ donation, the statistics are surprising. Data from the Organ Procurement ...
Organ donation: whether we opt in or out, research finds it's the will of our family that matters
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 1 year agoContrary to what we may think, changing people’s default status from non-donor to donor cannot significantly increase organ donation rates — as long as the family is involved in the decision.
Professor: Have a heart by becoming an organ donor
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis commentary is written by John A. Tures, a professor of political science at LaGrange College. Not all of us have the capacity or opportunity to save...