{"id":1229,"date":"2016-04-21T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T13:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2016-04-21T15:06:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T13:06:04","slug":"the-pursuit-of-altruism-through-organ-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/?p=1229","title":{"rendered":"The Pursuit of Altruism Through Organ Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/DigitalEditions\/mm1604-april-2016\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Pursuit of Altruism Through Organ Donation \u2013 MM1604<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEffective altruism is about asking \u201cHow can I make the biggest\u00a0difference?\u201d using evidence and careful reasoning to find an\u00a0answer. Doing \u201cgood\u201d requires a scientific approach. 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