In this dramatic photo-documentary journey, experience the stories of patients whose hopes rise and fall with each passing day as they wait for organ transplants. Learn how families look beyond their grief in order to give life to others. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Not that we were ever selling them in the first place.

Earlier Story . picked by teaya21 2 years ago

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The former Indonesian dictator Suharto suffered organ failure Friday and was placed on a ventilator, losing consciousness as his family rushed to his bedside, some praying and reciting verses from the Quran. picked by bevissimo 9 months ago

Possibly inspired* by Punthe's forum thread of two days ago, Gordon Brown today announced plans to reform the organ donation process including adopting the presumption that all organs can be harvested unless expressly stated.

*You never know who reads Plime... picked by Pocksucket 9 months ago

The musical Sea Organ (morske orgulje) is located on the shores of Zadar, Croatia, and is the world’s first musical pipe organs that is played by the sea. picked by misswinkle 10 months ago

Presenters said they were trying to pressure the government into reforming organ donation laws. picked by Caremel 1 year ago

Funeral company in the Netherlands offer discounts on funeral costs if the deceased is a registered organ donor. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Finding high-quality organs in a timely fashion can often be a problem.
We are a domestic and international adoption agency where parents are free to adopt a child who is a perfect match for the transplant of one or more “non-essential” organs to be donated to one of the adopting parents or your own children. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

On the eve of the 6th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, people ask "What was Rudy's biggest failure on 9/11?"

What do you think? picked by suebe 1 year ago

Fail, failure, you fail. Welcome to the Fail blog. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

According to some ethicists, The current medical definition of death is wrong … and this mistake is costing lives. The controversy centres around organ donation, in which doctors remove organs from brain dead patients: picked by doggylives 7 months ago

In the biggest bank failure in history, JPMorgan Chase will acquire massive branch network and troubled assets from Washington Mutual for $1.9 billion.

On a personal note, WaMu holds (held?) my mortgage. Does this mean I don't need to make any more payments?? picked by IcePigs 2 weeks ago

So, just as it had done 23 times last year alone, B.C. Transplant went down its list of 11 jets-for-hire companies across the country and in the United States to charter a $15,000 flight to shuttle its organ-recovery surgeons to the remote locale and back.

Only this time, it wasn't going to be so simple. picked by srsmits 8 months ago

The answer is in this bonkers video of Japanese DJ Tucker, king of the SL-1210 and the Yamaha YC-45 who also sets the whole thing on fire with lighter fluid, Hendrix style. picked by BuryMeBaby 8 months ago

Nope, no sale. Full price or nothing. picked by mrnelson 2 years ago

Surgeons use the glow of cell phones to complete an emergency appendix operation during a power failure at a hospital. picked by deepchill 1 year ago

Grieving parents now learn that their 15 year old son died from a rare form of brain cancer, rather than meningitis as originally diagnosed. picked by suebe 6 months ago

A new report from independent warranty provider SquareTrade has found that the failure rate of an Xbox 360 is not as high as critics would have you believe, but it is still much higher than the official number from Microsoft. picked by punthe 8 months ago

The news is particularly of note in the context of Microsoft’s recent troubles with faulty, overheating ‘red ring of death’ Xbox 360s, with the default rates of initial batches of 360s clearly way over that industry standard. picked by punthe 1 year ago

His latest "stunt" fails... so who does he blame? Why none other than George W. Bush, of course! picked by ImNotBlue 2 weeks ago