BBC NewsHMC holds Walkathon to mark World Kidney DayPeninsula On-lineThe theme of the celebrations this year focuses on the positive outcome of kidney transplantation and the life-saving aspect of organ donation. The slogan for this year's campaign…
Blood donation saves livesWaynesville Daily GuideBy Brandy Santos-Newsum When donating blood, the American Red Cross has heard every excuse in the book. “I don't like needles;” “I'm to young or old to donate;” “I'm taking high blo…
Wall Street JournalWhat You Lose When You Sign That Donor CardWall Street JournalThe most likely donors are victims of head trauma (from, say, a car or motorcycle accident), spontaneous bleeding in the head, or an aneurysm—patients who can be ruled d…
Register online for organ donationTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Delhi government launched an online registration system for voluntary organ donation in brain death cases on Friday. Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) has been given the responsibi…
The Oncology ReportFake and Gray Market Drugs Vex US OncologistsThe Oncology ReportThe agency named Faslodex (fulvestrant), Neupogen (filgrastim), Rituxan (rituximab) and Herceptin (trastuzumab) – but not Avastin – in the warning. Subsequently, the…
India needs to bring down tax,duty on medicine importsIndian Express“Though even now, if we compare the cost of the liver transplant surgery with other Asian countries such as Singapore or USA or UK, India is still more affordable. But this cost can …
To boost organ donation,govt launches online registrationIndian ExpressTo boost organ donations in the state, the Delhi Government has launched an online registration system for voluntary organ donation in case of a brain death. The Deceased Organ and …
Macleans.ca (blog)Can donating organs be painful even after you've flatlined?Macleans.ca (blog)He explained that organ donation used to be performed in Canada only in “neurologically devastated” individuals who fit the criteria of “brain deat…
Toronto StarStem cell donors neededMississaugaKatie Chong (right) was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome last September and needs a stem cell transplant. But, as a bi-racial person with a Caucasian mother and Chinese father, her chances of finding…
Daily MailEngineering Organs To Solve Donor ShortageMedical News TodayThis novel approach to regenerate and transplant organs does not require the need for human donors, and would therefore alleviate rejection problems and the need for immunosuppressiv…