James Harrison, who according to the Australian Red Cross was the world’s most prolific blood and plasma donor, has died at age 88. CBC | World News
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Tragic end for brave Scottish toddler after urgent organ donor appeal by mum
Zachary Bradford passed away on Thursday, just one day after his mum Jade made a plea to the nation to make organ donation a New Year resolution Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Living kidney donor who ‘was ready to die for stranger’ saved little girl’s life
A 24-year-old who was “ready to die” for a stranger as he donated his kidney to a little girl has said the selfless act boosted his confidence as a young man. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »‘World-first NHS liver transplant scheme saved my life, I think of my donor every day’
Mum-of-two Sunita would not have been prioritised for a liver transplant under past guidelines. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Parents of Britain’s youngest organ donor welcome new baby girl 10 years after tragedy
Teddy Houlston became Britain’s youngest ever organ donor when he died just 100 minutes after he was born with the fatal congenital brain condition anencephaly Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »I had the world’s largest kidneys removed – now I’m scared I’ll die without a donor
Warren Higgs had the world’s largest kidneys removed in 2021, but now worries he will die while waiting for a transplant Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Labour faces their own donor scandal in Wales just days after hammering Rishi Sunak
The coronation of new Welsh Labour leader Vaughan Gething faces being upended by their own donor crisis – and the Tories say he has questions to answer. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Penny Mordaunt silences Labour MP over donor row in scathing Commons takedown
Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt ripped into the Opposition amid a Conservative donor racism row. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Selfless stem cell donor flies 5,000 miles to meet Texan girl he saved five years ago
Dan had no idea the impact he would have on Payton’s life when he joined the donor register after watching Aussie soap Home and Away. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Transplant joy for brave Emilia, five, thanks to stem cell donor in Germany
The donor’s cells were flown to Oxford, then taken by blood bike to Birmingham so Emilia could receive the potentially life-saving infusion. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
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