Monthly Archives: January 2010

Southport Visiter launches campaign to boost organ donor numbers – Southport Visiter


Southport Visiter launches campaign to boost organ donor numbers
Southport Visiter
Give and Let Live is being led by Southport hospital donor transplant coordinator Dawn Lee. She said: “If you believe in organ donation, ...

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Shortage of organ donors is putting lives at risk at Ormskirk Hospital – Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser


Shortage of organ donors is putting lives at risk at Ormskirk Hospital
Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser
Hospital donor transplant coordinator Dawn Lee, 43, from Aughton, has spent 11 years championing donation and supporting donor families. ...

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Organ donors respond to plea – Richmond County Daily Journal


Organ donors respond to plea
Richmond County Daily Journal
by Eren Tataragasi Tuesday night's organ donation lecture at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital drew a crowd of about 30 people, half of which signed up ...

Tuesday Checkup: encouraging organ donation – 90.3 WCPN ideastream®


Tuesday Checkup: encouraging organ donation
90.3 WCPN ideastream®
When congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones died suddenly in the summer of 2008, she raised the profile of the issue of organ donation. ...
• Be an organ donorPlain Dealer (blog)

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Study by MetroHealth physician finds that doctors aren’t encouraging organ donors – Plain Dealer


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Study by MetroHealth physician finds that doctors aren't encouraging organ donors
Plain Dealer
As of Monday, more than 105000 people were on the waiting list for organ transplants, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. ...

Ontario’s organ transplants grew in 2009 – CBC.ca


Ontario's organ transplants grew in 2009
CBC.ca
Recently, there have been calls from health experts for a nationally co-ordinated organ-sharing network. Dr. Gary Levy, medical director of Toronto General ...

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Gilbert toddler alive, thanks to child’s organ donation – ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)


Gilbert toddler alive, thanks to child's organ donation
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
GILBERT- It's been about two months since 1-year-old Adrianna Martinez underwent a triple-organ transplant at University Medical Center in Tucson. ...

African-American Organ and Tissue Donors Changing History – PR Newswire (press release)


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African-American Organ and Tissue Donors Changing History
PR Newswire (press release)
Organ donation is available to people of all ages and at no cost to their family. The process does not interfere with traditional funeral arrangements and ...
Gupta: Donating organs is vitalUniversity of Pittsburgh The Pitt News
Global organ shortagePublic Radio International PRI
Giving the gift to keep another aliveSelma Times-Journal

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Lancashire man celebrates transplant milestone – Lancashire Evening Post


Lancashire man celebrates transplant milestone
Lancashire Evening Post
A Lancashire man who became the first person in the North West to undergo a heart and double lung transplant is celebrating the 20th "birthday" ...

Post-Transplant Liver Stiffness May Predict Fibrosis Risk In patients with … – ModernMedicine


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Post-Transplant Liver Stiffness May Predict Fibrosis Risk In patients with ...
ModernMedicine
11 (HealthDay News) -- In patients whose hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection recurs after liver transplantation, repeated liver stiffness measurements can ...