89.3 KPCCYoung boy honored at Rose Parade for being an organ donorKTNV Las VegasBrill is the first organ donor from Las Vegas to receive this special honor, which was made possible through a sponsorship by Palm Mortuary. Brill was shot and killed by a …
USA TODAYHouston Antwine dies at age 72ESPNFormer Patriots defensive tackle Houston Antwine, a six-time American Football League all-star and one of the members of the franchise's 50th anniversary team, died of heart failure on Monday night in Memp…
Pilot of downed helicopter identifiedOcalaThe donor — first needing consent from either the donor or the donor's family — must be on a ventilator at the time of brain death. Usually, that means someone had experienced brain death from either a st…
Del Mar TimesSolana Beach man forever grateful for organ donationDel Mar TimesNow, Moldenhauer dedicates his time volunteering for the local chapter of Donate Life, a nonprofit aimed at promoting organ donor registration, while recovering from some bra…
Organ transplant helicopter mission crashes in Florida killing threeExaminer.com… doing business as SK Jets of St. Augustine, Florida on contract to the Mayo Clinic on a flight to the University of Florida at Gainesville to collect a human heart for …
Belmont Rapid Infuser used in first liver transplantation in IraqBoston.comBy DC Denison, Globe Staff The Belmont Rapid Infuser, manufactured in Billerica, was just used in the first ever liver transplant in Iraq. Dr. Assad Hassoun, liver transplant su…
Belmont(R) Rapid Infuser Used in First Liver Transplantation in IraqMarketWatch (press release)BILLERICA, Mass., Dec 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Dr. Assad Hassoun, liver transplant surgeon, and Dr. Barry Rose, liver transplant anesthesiologist, both of…
Blood donationKansas City Star (blog)I donated a pint of blood because our church was sponsoring a blood drive. Later, the Community Blood Center sends donors a report on their cholesterol. Mine was so high that the document included a recommendation t…
Nigeria: FCT Flags Off Blood Donation ExerciseAllAfrica.comThe FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat flagged-off towards the weekend the non-remunerated blood donation exercise at the Maitama General Hospital, Abuja. Secretary, FCT Health and Human…
TopNews United StatesBritain to Perform 1st Hand Transplant Surgery Next YearTopNews United StatesHand transplant is not something very new to the world, as the US and China are some of those countries which have performed about 50 to 60 hand transplan…