ESPN |
Carson Palmer’s lasting connection
ESPN In the past decade, the use of musculoskeletal allografts — transplanting pristine replacement parts recovered from deceased human donors to repair the ravaged knees, shoulders, elbows and spines of athletes and millions of others — has quietly … |
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Organ donor float heading to Rose Parade
The Courier Life News The float will feature 60 butterflies, representing the number of lives the average single deceased donor can help, flying above 72 books with portraits of donors. Mayo-Franciscan’s vial will be among thousands holding roses on the float’s “dedication … |
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Have your social media blinkers blocked the Jenna Lowe #GetMeTo21 campaign?
Bizcommunity.com Why has Jenna Lowe asked us to help her #GetMeTo21? It’s been all over social media lately, but so has everything else, so little surprise if you’re not aware of the dire organ donation situation in SA. |
Maine Public Broadcasting |
Doctors at MMC perform first ever Kidney Chain transplants
WCSH-TV Doctors prefer to use live kidney donations because they are more successful. However, most of the kidney donations in the U.S. are from deceased donors. According to the National Kidney Foundation, there are currently more than 100,000 people … Maine Kidney Donor ‘Chain’ Gives Three New Lease on LifeMaine Public Broadcasting |
Women’s eNewsOrgan Gap: More Women Donate and They Pay for ItWomen’s eNewsLiving kidney donors pay, on average, about $5,000, and even as much as $20,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, as reported recently in the journal, Transplantation. Given the growing…
Derby Telegraph |
GIFT OF LIFE: Littleover mum Nikki Elliott saves SIX lives after her death
Derby Telegraph Nikki Elliott, 42, of Littleover, and who worked at Sainsbury’s in Kingsway, died in January but sons, Matthew and Thomas, agreed that she should give the ultimate gift of organ donation. “She carried a donor card in her purse,” said 19-year-old Matthew. |
Deutsche Welle |
HRW condemns Congo’s gang sweep, extrajudicial killings
Deutsche Welle HRW urged international donors and the United Nations to “publicly and privately” put pressure on Kinshasa to arrest and prosecute those responsible. Authorities in Congo’s capital conducted “Operation Likofi” last November … Tuesday’s report said … |
Maine Public Broadcasting |
Maine Kidney Donor ‘Chain’ Gives Three New Lease on Life
Maine Public Broadcasting A kidney from a living donor lasts three times longer than from a deceased donor – three decades or more. It’s one benefit of the kidney donor chain. But another, says Maine Medical Center transplant surgeon Dr. Juan Palma, is that the chain encourages … Doctors at MMC perform first ever Kidney Chain transplantsWCSH-TV |
Indian Express |
PGI plans to start islet cell transplant for treatment of type I diabetes patients
Indian Express Islets from the pancreas of a deceased organ donor are purified, processed, and then transferred to a diabetic patient’s liver. “After the transplant, the islets start making insulin in a diabetic patient. It will result in improved blood glucose … |
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Woman donates kidney; brother gets match
SunHerald.com The waiting list for a deceased donor is more than three years; it’s even longer for a living donor. Nancy and her brother grew up in Marietta, Georgia, but she ended up in Gadsden several years ago, working at Corporate Pharmacy. Their mother also has … |