Sentences with phrase «about organ donation»

Only 17 percent of parents of children 0 - 14 years said they would like to learn more about organ donation while 52 percent would not want to learn more.

Many parents also expressed concerns about organ donation that may be based on inaccurate perceptions, the poll found.

Central New Yorkers, who have had to make decisions about organ donations, are encouraging New Yorkers to log on.

Melancholy and moving, Heal the Living is a quiet, affecting French drama about organ donation.

More popular with both physicians and ethicists is the policy of «required request,» mandating that hospitals ask families about organ donation in every case of brain death.

While he said he hoped his fame as the first organ transplant recipient to win an Olympic medal would «get families talking about organ donation,» he said he never felt any pressure to win to make his ordeal worthwhile.

They also debunk myths about organ donations, and talk about efforts to increase the number of organ donors in New York state.

While the Organ Donation taskforce did not recommend the introduction of a system of presumed consent at the present time, it did recommend public investment into education about organ donation, which we welcomed.

Two - thirds of Britons are positive about organ donation but are not positively registered donors, he writes, suggesting an «opt - out» system may be more effective to raise the actual donor levels above the current 13 per million in the UK population.

Award - winning science journalist Robin Marantz Henig and podcast host Steve Mirsky discuss Robin's article in the September issue about organ donation and definitions of death.

Few parents said their religion did not support organ donation (7 percent), while 6 percent of parents said their only major concern was that they just didn't want to think about organ donation.

«This suggests that we need to do more to inform teens and their parents about organ donation.»

Most parents preferred to learn about organ donation from their child's primary care provider (64 percent) or an organ donor organization (37 percent).

A wordless video about an elderly man and his dog sends a powerful story about organ donation.

Meredith spoke to the students about organ donation and shared her personal story of being a donor.

It is roundly agreed that a family's decision about organ donation is best facilitated by confronting the question before a tragedy occurs.

Fine acting, stunning photography, and music by Alexandre Desplat support the heart - wrenching emotion at the heart of this skillfully - told medical drama about organ donation.