Sarah Murnagan getting a new lungPhilly.comSarah Murnaghan, 10, is getting a double-lung transplant Wednesday. Her efforts drew nationwide debate over how organs are allocated. A judge intervened last week, giving her a chance at the much larger list o…
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Pa. girl who took on organ donor rules gets lung
Buzz Log PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl whose efforts to qualify for a transplant drew public debate over how organ donation should be done is getting a new lung. A spokeswoman for Sarah Murnaghan’s family said that Murnaghan, who … Pa. girl whose plight stirred debate on organ donation still in surgeryWashington Post Pennsylvania girl who took on organ donor rules gets lungAsbury Park Press Pa. girl whose plight stirred debate on organ donation gets adult lungs for …Newser |
End child labor: An estimated 215 million children still need alternativesMinnPost.comSo, what do you say to the young girl toiling in a Nepal brick factory, exposed to acute respiratory infections, spinal injuries, and lung cancer? What do you say to …
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Clark Regional honored for organ donation
Central Kentucky News Thanks to partnerships with the Trust for Life, Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates and the local coroner’s office, the hospital boasted a 50 percent organ donation rate, out of those eligible to donate, compared to an average of 20 percent throughout the … |
Stock indexes open higher on Wall StreetKEYC TV… for a transplant drew public debate over how organ donation should be done is getting a new lung. A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation spurred public debate over how organs…
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Walking or cycling to work can boost heart health in Indians
Hindu Business Line Rates of diabetes and heart disease are projected to increase dramatically in India and other low and middle income countries over the next two decades. The study, published in journal PLOS Medicine, analysed physical activity and health information … Work Commute Tied to Diabetes, Hypertension RiskCounsel & Heal That Bike Share Program Could Help You Cut Some Pounds: Lessons From IndiaMedical Daily |
Amgen, Cytokinetics Add Japan to Heart Failure CollaborationGenetic Engineering NewsAmgen and Cytokinetics said today they will expand a seven-year-old collaboration by extending to Japan their license agreement for omecamtiv mecarbil, a heart failure …
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Organ Donation Through A Lens award chooses finalists
Creative Review (blog) This year’s competition asked for films that urged people to have a conversation and pass on their organ donation preferences to their families, and to encourage people to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register. The film-makers range from teenagers, … Short film by MK teens raises awareness of organ donationMKWeb Holly hopes to land major film prizeStourbridge News Towy Valley teen’s patients’ transplant film up for awardSouth Wales Guardian |
This is South WalesCross Hands family call for easier access to therapy drug EverolimusThis is South WalesTHE mother of a Gwendraeth Valley man who suffers from a rare condition has called on the Welsh Government to make access to treatment easier for …
KEYC – Mankato News, Weather, Sports – – Pfizer settles Protonix patent case …KEYC TV… is getting a new lung. A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation drew public debate over how organs are allocated was getting a double-lu…