Organ Donors

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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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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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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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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Weird Organ Transplant Tales

Oddee.com | Posted 04.28.2012

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From the woman who received a kidney from her husband's mistress, to a man who had a penis transplant but cut it off because his wife rejected it, mee...

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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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WATCH: Woman Gives The Ultimate Christmas Gift

Posted 12.27.2011

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After not speaking for more than 20 years, two childhood friends from Indiana reconnected on Facebook recently -- and changed each other's lives forev...

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Organ Trafficking Gangs Force Poor to Sell Kidneys

Bloomberg | Michael Smith, Daryna Krasnolutska and David Glovin | Posted 01.01.2012

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Aliaksei Yafimau shudders at the memory of the burly thug who threatened to kill his relatives. Yafimau, who installs satellite television systems in ...

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Murdered Teen's Kidney Donated To Sick Grandmother

Posted 11.29.2011

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A 15-year-old boy, who was declared brain dead after a drive-by shooting over the weekend, died from his injuries this week -- and his kidney was give...

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WATCH: Mom Fired After Taking Off To Donate Kidney To Son

Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Kidney Donors, Organ Donors, Video, Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Alex Rendon, Claudia Rendon, Impact News

After using up her vacation days to take care of her dying mother, Claudia Rendon took a leave of absence to donate a kidney to her sick son. But, whe...

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WATCH: Sharing This Video Could Save 80 Lives

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Marcus | Posted 08.16.2011

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If you remember the 70s you might get a kick out of this catchy musical video encouraging organ donation. Created by New Orleans-based Oschner Healt...

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Convicted Rapist Turns Down Heart Transplant

AP | Posted 06.26.2011

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The sister of a New York state prison inmate serving time for raping a 12-year-old female relative in 1996 says her brother has tur...

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When Hope Runs Short, a Season That Gives Life

Michelle Javian | Posted 06.04.2011

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Michelle Javian

Of the 300 people waiting for a heart transplant in New York, only slightly more than half of them received one last year. Today, 18 people will die because they didn't receive one in time.

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After Heart Transplant, Woman Dedicates Herself To Helping Others

Posted 05.25.2011

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When Ava Kaufman, a woman who'd spend decades as a professional dancer, found her body ballooned to a staggering weight and incredibly weak, she knew ...

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Pope Champions Organ Transplants -- But Is No Longer Donor

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has long championed organ transplants, but don't expect an organ donation from him. The Vatican says his body b...

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'Taylor's Gift': Family Donates Deceased Daughter's Heart To Save A Life

Posted 05.25.2011

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After 13-year-old Arizona girl Taylor Storch was killed in a skiing accident, her family decided to donate their daughter's heart to save the life of ...

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How to Be a Hero in One Easy Step

Cari Shane | Posted 11.17.2011

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Cari Shane

18 people die every day, due to the lack of organs available for transplant. Every 11 minutes, a new name is added to the national list. Making one's organs available postmortem just makes sense.

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Search For Live Liver Donors Raises Medical, Ethical Questions

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Medical advances in organ transplantation have extended lives that a few years ago would have been cut short. Yet public solicitation for organs raise...

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Larry's Kidney : The Unfunny Part of My Quest For a Kidney

Daniel Asa Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Asa Rose

The brutal fact is that as long as Americans can't get the organs they need right here in America, they will be forced to go to the ends of the earth to find them.

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California Legislators Consider The First Ever Living Organ Donor Registry

Posted 05.25.2011

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When a generous stranger decides to donate a kidney to save a life, their decision is often met with skepticism from medical staff. This was the case ...

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Britain Investigates Almost A MILLION Errors In Organ Donor List

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Britain's transplant authority said Saturday that it was investigating several hundred thousand errors in its organ donor list stretchi...

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Organ Donors Rise 14% In NYC

Crain's New York Business | Posted 05.25.2011

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After two years of waiting, New Yorker Kerry Keenan finally received the call - she was getting her healthy heart. A 15-year-old girl from Connecticut...

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Illinois Family Travels The Country For Organ Donations

Posted 05.25.2011

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Since before their two children were born, Mike and Sheri Greiner have always dreamed of traveling the country and visiting each of the nation's 50 st...

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Organ And Bone Marrow Donation: Troubling Statistics Prove Difficulty Of Saving Lives

Posted 05.25.2011

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A recent surge in online campaigns for organ and bone marrow donors highlights the need for increased registry in the U.S. and abroad. According the U...

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