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TIFTON — A local woman who needs a kidney said her condition has made her aware of the need for organ donation and urges everyone to educate themselves on the work being done by organizations such as the United Network for Organ Sharing and the Georgia Transplant Foundation.
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A woman who donated her kidney to her brother urges more people to register as organ donors after the operation was successful.
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01.15.2010
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An NHS roadshow takes to the streets this week to call on people to prove their support for organ donation and join the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR). The roadshow is part of a UK-wide campaign to close the gap between the number of people who say they’d be willing to accept an organ if they needed one – 96% – and those who have pledged to donate by joining the ODR, currently 27%. New research …
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03.01.2010
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A public hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday in Springfield to receive comment on state Sen. Dale Risinger’s bill to establish a presumed consent policy for organ donation in Illinois.
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12.24.2009
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Odunola Ojewumi of Beltsville was 11 when she had her heart and kidney transplant in 2002, after a heart condition had badly deteriorated the organ and medicine for the ailment had damaged her kidneys.
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12.22.2009
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The Gift of Life Donor Program, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, presented the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children with a Silver Medal of Honor for Organ Donation. The medal is awarded to hospitals reaching a donation rate of 75 percent of eligible donors.
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