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Claude crusades to lift organ donor rate
Illawarra Mercury He’s endured a tough six years with his kidneys and heart failing but the husband to Maria and father of two teenagers didn’t want this story to focus solely on him – his main aim was to promote organ donation. Claude Gregorio and Wollongong Hospital … |
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Early menopause ups heart failure risk, especially for smokers
Science Codex CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 14, 2014)—Women who go through menopause early—at ages 40 to 45—have a higher rate of heart failure, according to a new study published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society … |
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Early menopause ups heart failure risk, especially for smokers
EurekAlert (press release) CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 14, 2014)—Women who go through menopause early—at ages 40 to 45—have a higher rate of heart failure, according to a new study published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society … |
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Death calculator: Predicting heart failure
KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska “I get all my game from my dad,” Rafee told Ivanhoe. “He was the first one to put the ball in my hand when I was a little boy.” However, despite his active and healthy lifestyle, Ali developed heart failure at age 43 after a virus attacked his body. “I … |
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Pa. lawmakers consider organ donation changes
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader HARRISBURG — An effort to update Pennsylvania’s organ donation law drew concerns at a legislative hearing Tuesday from state prosecutors and coroners who said the proposal could interfere with their responsibility to investigate deaths. Supporters … |
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Supporters aim to change Pa. organ donor bill
abc27 Supporters who want a change to Pennsylvania’s organ donation law shared their stories at the state Capitol Tuesday. “For Tony to become a real boy and be free of his strings, it will take a transplant,” one woman pleaded. Among the supporters was Liz … |
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Streamlining organ donation prompts turf concerns from law enforcement
witf.org People who work with organ donor programs say transplants are in such high demand, and donations are so rare, that when someone is an organ donor and dies, procuring the organ should take priority. “We can’t lose just one donor,” said Howard Nathan, … |
Newsworks.orgPa. considers revising organ donation lawNewsworks.orgTransplants are in such high demand, and donations are so rare, that when someone is an organ donor and dies, procuring the organ should take priority, say those who work with organ don…
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Coroners and recipients spar over organ donation procedure
Philly.com HARRISBURG – Monica Forte sat in a House hearing room Tuesday, her son Tony wired to an IV in a backpack beside her, and tearfully begged lawmakers to pass a bill to update Pennsylvania’s organ-donation law. “There are not enough kids as pediatric … Bill would streamline Pa. organ donation process, but coroners say it could …The Patriot-News Life from tragedy: local woman makes pitch for organ donor legislationLancaster Newspapers Lancaster County Mother urges lawmakers to update organ donationFOX43.com The Mercury –The Republic all 21 news articles » |
Improving organ donationCape Breton PostThe photo in the Cape Breton Post on Tuesday of Mary Gould hugging her three small grandchildren at the Sydney airport late last week made for a striking reminder of the importance of organ donation. The 61-year-…