Why Donate Organs

A doctor has been given the task of championing the cause of organ donation in Hull and the East Riding.  

LifeSharers urges ‘A’ list for organ donors, ‘B’ list for non-donors. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The waiting list for organ transplants in the United States has topped 100,000 people. America ... read more  

Before leaving town this week, Senate Democrats are trying to pass several of the bills that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has blocked. The Senate passed a handful of noncontroversial bills by unanimous consent Thursday. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) also ...  

A MEDICAL association today welcomed a pledge from the Assembly Government to keep the introduction of presumed consent for organ donation under "active consideration". BMA Cymru Wales said it was delighted by ...  

Kelle Herzog, who donated one of her kidneys to Fallon toddler Daniel Lords, is back at work and Daniel is recovering at the Ronald McDonald center in the Bay Area.  

ANN ARBOR - This summer, the Michigan Eye-Bank launched "I Joined!", a grass-roots initiative to get the word out about the importance of signing up on the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.  

A local woman working to raise awareness of organ donation is hoping shea ll have some company later this month when she joins others across the world in the Worlda s Biggest Walk.  

Nearly 3,000 people in Ohio are waiting for a life saving organ transplant. One Ohioan dies every other day waiting for a transplant.  

Greece's leading heart transplant surgeon is urging the Athens government to capitalise on a recent high-profile case and encourage more people to carry organ donor cards.  

Many organ donor recipients don't get the opportunity to get to know the family of their donor, but Tom Colligan is going the extra mile.  

Bledsoe resident Percy Brown is alive today thanks to an organ donor. For him, the liver transplant was not only a physical blessing, but also a spiritual gift.  

Pope Benedict XVI is a card-carrying organ donor. The disclosure came after an article in the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano , calling into question the concept of brain death as the end of life rather than cardio-circulatory arrest. The ...  

New rules making organ and tissue donation easier went into effect last week across Missouri.  

Boy's reputation lives on, Sept. 30 article Save lives: Organ donors do just that Austin Carter's death is a devastating loss which should be felt by no parent - and the story of his organ donation is beautiful ...  

A special ceremony was held Sunday evening at Meridian's Union Station. Families who made the decision to donate their loved ones' organs in order to save the lives of others were honored for making such a hard ...