Dispelling Myths About Organ Donation

Dispelling Myths About Organ Donation

The following content is provided by Yale New Haven Hospital. This content does not represent the opinions of the NBC Connecticut news team. Click here to learn more about Yale New Haven Health. Every 9 minutes, a name is added to the national transplant waiting list, with nearly 99,000 people across the U.S. waiting for the call that could save their lives. Nationally, more than 48,000 transplants were performed in 2024, with more than 7,000 of…

Green Shirt Day celebrated in Greater Napanee, raising awareness for organ donation

Adam Prudhomme Editor Greater Napanee joined communities across Canada on April 7 in recognizing Green Shirt Day. A flag raising ceremony was held at 99 Advance Ave. to mark the occasion, which aims to increase awareness for the need for people to register as tissue and organ donors. Greater Napanee mayor Terry Richardson was joined by a handful of green-shirted representatives from Transplant Advocate Association (TAA) for a special proclamatio…