Organ Donation

The DMV Tried to Get Me to 'Just Say No!' to Organ Donation

Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH | Posted 05.31.2012

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Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH

I realize that a lot of people have issues with organ donation. But I think those who are promoting it, need to think about those on the frontlines and make sure their worthy efforts aren't being cobbled at the very last moment.

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You're Never Too Old For Organ Donation

Posted 05.23.2012

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Think you're "too old" to sign up to be an organ donor? Think again. That's the message of a new campaign by the Health Resources and Services Adminis...

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POLL: 41 Percent Say Organ Donors Should Get Cash

Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Kidney Donation, Npr, Bone Marrow Transplant, Scott Hensley, Organ Donation, Poll, Organ Donations, Slideexpand, Organ Donation Compensation, Slidepollajax, Video, Impact News

Part of what is so inspiring about donating an organ is the selfless nature of the act. The giver doesn't expect anything in return. But with more...

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Facebook's Campaign: Click a Button and Save a Life

Eric Yaverbaum | Posted 05.10.2012

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Eric Yaverbaum

We may declare ourselves to be donors on our driver's licenses, or we may choose to make organ donation part of a living will -- these steps carry legal weight. Checking off the equivalent of a "like" button on a Facebook profile arguably doesn't.

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Influencer of the Week: Mark Zuckerberg's Girlfriend

Connie Dieken | Posted 05.04.2012

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Connie Dieken

Medical student Priscilla Chan inspired her famously private boyfriend, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, to lead a public health revolution.

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Facebook and Organ Donation: What's Your Status?

Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Kidney Donations, Kidney Transplant, Facebook Timeline, Facebook, Personal Health, Organ Donation, Facebook Organ Donor, Facebook Organ Donation, Health News, Organ Donor, Healthy Living News
Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP

Harnessing the power of social media for any social good is to be commended, and the issue of organ donation is near and dear to my heart (and kidneys).

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Facebook Organ Donor Tool: "Like"

Victoria Comella | Posted 05.01.2012

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Victoria Comella

The whole concept of organ donation isn't something that most people think about very often, unless of course you happen to know someone who has done it or if you're walking around with a heart that isn't your own. I fall in the former category.

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WATCH: Facebook Announces New Tool To Save Lives

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 05.01.2012

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A new Facebook feature has the potential to save lives. The social network announced on Tuesday the arrival of a new tool that will allow people t...

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Medical History Made With One Kidney That Goes Through Two Transplants

Posted 04.27.2012

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When Ray Fearing's body didn't take the kidney that was supposed to save his life, he was understandably depressed. But instead of letting that co...

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Kidney Donation: How Do You Match Up?

Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Kidney Donation, Kidney Transplant, Personal Health, Kidneys, Organ Donation, Kidney Disease, Living Donation, Kidney Donor, Organ Transplants, Organ Donors, Healthy Living News
Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP

April is National Donate Life Month, and if you're thinking about donating a kidney, now would be the time to find out what it's all about. Did you ever wonder how they match potential organ donors with people who need organs?

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Mom Reportedly Fired After Donating Kidney To Boss

Posted 04.24.2012

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After giving the gift of life, a New York mom received her worst nightmare in return. To help her boss move up the transplant waiting list, Debbie ...

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A Call to Arms for Organ Donation

Ann Lopez | Posted 04.20.2012

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Ann Lopez

Today, Donate Life America celebrates National Donate Life Blue and Green Day to inspire people to register as organ donors. Giving the Gift of Life, as organ donation is called, has had a profound effect on my own life.

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A Dying Man's Last Wish: Change Our Laws

Pat LaMarche | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Physician-Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity, Organ Donation, Assisted Suicide Laws, Politics News
Pat LaMarche

Curtis Johnson, a 55-year-old business man and educator who suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis otherwise known as ALS, finds that even though he lives in Washington he cannot get the assistance he needs to end his suffering when the time comes.

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Let's Stop Wasting Our Dead

Larry Doyle | Posted 04.01.2012

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Larry Doyle

When I die, I would like to be eaten by puppies. I would prefer happy, rambunctious puppies, about eight weeks old and from the same litter if possible.

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Kidney Recipient Needs Match After Donated Organ Tests Positive For Drugs, Alcohol

Posted 03.08.2012

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In 2007, Oklahoma resident Blake Jordan Pearce received his first kidney transplant. Days later, he became the only patient in the world to reject a t...

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Organ Donation: Jews Can Learn Something From Atheists

Eliyahu Federman | Posted 04.26.2012

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Eliyahu Federman

On the issue of posthumous organ donation my religious friends could learn a lesson from my atheist friends. They should recognize that only they can help those in need of organ transplants.

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Largest Kidney Donor Chain In History Saves 30 Lives

Posted 02.21.2012

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When Debbie Gianquinto found out that she couldn't donate her kidney to her husband, Dan, she offered up her much-needed organ to a stranger in Florid...

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National Donor Day: Inspiring Stories And Ways To Take Action

Posted 02.14.2012

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Today is about showing love in more than just the traditional way. Valentine's Day also marks National Donor Day, which highlights ways people can sav...

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Conversation With a Dying Man

Melissa Carter | Posted 04.07.2012

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Melissa Carter

Neil Millman wanted to give me some pointers about what was ahead of me. As I walked into his hospice room, I knew it could just as easily have been my room. The cancer that is attacking his body is the result of taking drugs for years that kept his transplanted kidney alive.

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Tom Brady Helps Mentor Find A Kidney Match

Posted 01.28.2012

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Tom Brady took a break from Super Bowl training to remind fans of another feat he's determined to win, helping to find his 66-year-old mentor a kidney...

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Best Man Lives Up To Title

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 01.25.2012

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A newly married British woman suffering from kidney failure has her husband's best man to thank for what could be construed as the perfect wedding gif...

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Justin Bieber Uses Twitter To Help A Fan Find An Organ Donor

AOL Music | Posted 01.24.2012

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Many celebrities tweet about what they're eating for lunch or try to get all philosophical on their followers. But some stars use Twitter to help good...

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Kidney Recipient Inspires Others To Donate Organs

waukee.patch.com | Posted 01.23.2012

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Aug. 29, 2006, is the day that Ted Cochran says changed his life. It was on that day, after years of battling the effects of a childhood illness an...

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Donated 'Heart In A Box' Saves Mom's Life

Posted 01.04.2012

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Amy DeStefano started off the new year with a new lease on life when she got the heart for which she had waited three years. After a virus damaged ...

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Some In Need Of A Kidney Turn To Facebook For Help

AP | DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 03.02.2012

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SEATTLE — Here's another reason for holdouts to join the social media site Facebook: It's a great place to find a kidney. Between the kid photo...

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