Thursday, September 26, 2013

Need a kidney, please RT: how social media is changing organ donation


At any given time, upwards of 100,000 people across the US are awaiting an organ transplant — and now some of them have figured out how to jump to the front of the line. By launching online petitions or soliciting donors on Facebook, some patients are able to find an organ they desperately need faster than conventional means usually allow.


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/26/4773486/organ-donation-and-social-media-impact

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