Though nine in 10 Canadians say they support organ donation, fewer than one in five has registered. A Scarborough, Ont. group is trying to make a difference—and it’s working.
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Organ donor registrations spiked after the Humboldt tragedy, inspired by the “Logan effect”
Logan Boulet, who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, had signed his organ donor card just weeks earlier. The story of the lives he helped through his donation spurred others to do the same across the country.
Did Eugene Melnyk jump the queue for a new liver?
Did Eugene Melnyk’s wealth and fame give him an unfair advantage? The answer is not as simple as it may appear, reports Michael Friscolanti
Is Hélène Campbell right about the organ donor crisis?
Part two in a series on life and death on the Internet
Will sell organs for cash
Selling human organs is illegal, but would money be an incentive to get donors?
Can Facebook really solve the organ donor crisis?
As the donor tool comes to Canada, Science-ish investigates
In conversation with Mike MacDonald
Canadian comedy legend on life in the fast lane, his hepatitis C diagnosis, and the miracle he is praying for
Can Facebook solve the organ donor crisis?
Science-ish looks at the evidence on what drives decisions to donate–and how social media might factor in
Organ donation advocate recovering after double lung transplant
Hélène Campbell raised awareness of organ donation with a successful social media campaign
When does life really end?
Dick Teresi on when and how the medical community decides someone is dead, and the possibility cadavers can feel pain