Media coverage affects policy and debates around organ donation and transplantation. We
performed a content analysis of stories in the Canadian popular press with a focus on organ …

A media agenda setting study was conducted to examine how newspaper stories frame the
topic of organ and tissue donation. Seven hundred fifteen stories on organ and tissue …

Presently, more than 111,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant (United Network for
Organ Sharing, 2011). Given the impact that this shortage has on individuals, families, and …

Background: Because organ transplantation relies on public support for donation, an
analysis of public discourse around organ donation is essential. We investigated the …

The current paper provides readers some clarifications on the nature and goals of mass
media campaigns designed to promote organ donation. These clarifications were …

Organ failure is one cause of death. Advancements in scientific research and technological
development made organ transplantation possible and continue to find better ways to …

This content analysis represents news coverage of organ donation from January 1990 to
December 2005. Specifically, ABC, CBS, and NBC news broadcasts were examined to gain …

Harbaugh C, Afana M, Burdick S, East J, Kodali S, Lee J, Patel S, Rangrass G, Ranney D,
Sood V, Lynch R, Sonnenday CJ, Englesbe MJ, Mathur AK. Portrayal of organ donation and …

In 1997, local and national news media alerted the public to The Cleveland Clinic's ethically
questionable protocol to procure organs from non-heartbeating donors (NHBD) by" …

Background. Two stories of public solicitation for living liver donors received substantial
Canadian media attention in 2015: The Wagner family, with twin toddlers, each needing …