American patient story causing organ donations to plummet in France The story of a brain dead man waking up on the operating table is causing refusal rates to soar
Is it possible to opt out of organ donation in France? A 2017 law changed the rules on the default stance of people who die in the country
practical How French village mayor is breaking organ donation taboo The village sign has sparked debate in the street and got people talking about their own organ donation wishes
French scientist’s lightbulb moment to use worm blood in transplants The breakthrough, which came overlooking a beach in Roscoff, improves the success rate of organ transplants
Organ donation in France: Why it is good to talk about it Working as an organ donation coordinator is emotionally gruelling but very rewarding, says Samantha Alexander, an organ transplant coordinator in the southern Var department
Can British people banned from giving blood in France be organ donors? People who spent over one year in the UK between 1980 and 1996 cannot give blood due to an outbreak of BSE there
Medics write song for French boy, 11, waiting for heart transplant Healthcare workers at the Bordeaux hospital aim to raise awareness of the need for child organ donors
France plans new laws for people who donate their body to science The current system is under regulated, says an MP. It comes after a Paris university was found to be storing corpses in ‘improper conditions’
Organ transplants fall for first time in 8 years Organ transplants fell by 5% in France last year, the first drop in eight years.
Transplants and sport can mix The founder of an association which encourages people with transplants to make the most of their ‘second life’ has told Connexion of the vital need for more organ donors as France held a national ‘think about organ donations’ day.
