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Jan 16, 2015
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Several States Set Donation Record in 2014 – Allograft Possibilities

Donor Network of Arizona and Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network both announced that 2014 was a record year for donation in their service areas. Donor Network of Arizona reported the highest number of tissue donors ever as they honored the gift of donation from 1,224 people. Tissue donation can provide life-saving and life-enhancing possibilities for many recipients across the United States and around the world. According to Gift of Hope, the organ procurement organiza

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Music and stories kids choose themselves lessen their pain after major surgery – MNT

Jan 16, 2015
1 min

Music and stories kids choose themselves lessen their pain after major surgery – MNT

Pediatric patients who listened to 30 minutes of songs by Rihanna, Taylor Swift and other singers of their choosing — or audio books — had a significant reduction in pain after major surgery, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. The children, ages nine to 14, chose from a playlist of top music in different genres including pop, country, rock and classical. Short audio books were another option in the study. A strategy to control post-surgical pain without medicatio

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Jan 16, 2015
1 min

Colorado High School Student to Promote Tissue Donation in 2015 Rose Parade

Jake Doud, a high school senior from Firestone, CO, will join 29 other transplant recipients from around the country riding aboard the 12th annual Donate Life float in the nationally televised Rose Parade on January 1 in Pasadena, CA. The 2015 Donate Life float, The Never-Ending Story, highlights the enduring power of organ, eye and tissue donation. Doud received a bone and cartilage transplant in 2014 after suffering years of knee pain. His debilitating pain benched him from

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