/tags/organ-donor organ donor en-US Copyright Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-04-10/ethics-organ-transplants-donors On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss the latest transplant news and a local program raising awareness about living kidney donation. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-04-10/ethics-organ-transplants-donors /local-news/2018-12-17/how-drones-can-help-transport-human-organs A University of Maryland transplant surgeon is encouraged by successful tests showing a kidney can be transported by drone. More tests are planned for… Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2018-12-17/how-drones-can-help-transport-human-organs Ann Thompson /community/2016-04-27/a-personal-story-of-a-son-gone-too-soon-and-the-life-he-helped-save-through-organ-donation There are more than 120,000 Americans currently on the transplant waiting list, many of whom will only receive the lifesaving organ they need if someone… Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:00:00 GMT /community/2016-04-27/a-personal-story-of-a-son-gone-too-soon-and-the-life-he-helped-save-through-organ-donation /community/2016-04-27/organ-recipients-donors-preparing-for-this-summers-transplant-games-of-america-in-cleveland April is National Donate Life Month, dedicated to raising awareness of the critical need for organ and tissue donors, and to encourage more people to… Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:30:05 GMT /community/2016-04-27/organ-recipients-donors-preparing-for-this-summers-transplant-games-of-america-in-cleveland /health/2015-04-27/how-organ-donations-save-lives Today there are more than 120,000 people waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. April is National Donate Life Month, and joining us to discuss organ… Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:30:05 GMT /health/2015-04-27/how-organ-donations-save-lives /health/2015-04-27/tissue-and-cornea-transplants-can-dramatically-change-lives-for-the-better We continue our look at organ donations in the United States, as we discuss the growing use of tissue and cornea transplants. More than 47,000 corneas… Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:30:00 GMT /health/2015-04-27/tissue-and-cornea-transplants-can-dramatically-change-lives-for-the-better /health/2014-04-23/organ-donations-save-lives Approximately 18 times each day, someone dies while waiting for an organ transplant. Today there are more than 117,000 people waiting for a life-saving… Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:30:00 GMT /health/2014-04-23/organ-donations-save-lives /health/2013-03-29/impact-cincinnati-organ-donors There are currently over 115,000 men, women and children in the United States who are waiting for some type of organ transplant. Many wait years for a… Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:03:42 GMT /health/2013-03-29/impact-cincinnati-organ-donors Maryanne Zeleznik