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Katherine Times “With organ donation now fully embedded in our national health system, we need even more community participation to help us achieve further growth in organ and tissue donation, to save and improve more lives,” Senator Scullion said. “Online … |
Bon Jovi Turns Out for Special Evening of Music, FundraisingThe Examiner NewsThey started The Flood Sisters Kidney Foundation and have now successfully connected 11 people in need of a kidney with living donors. Today, kidney disease affects nearly 15 …
Human organs not for sale – Stefano FillettiTimes of MaltaOn November 7, Malta signed and ratified the European Convention against Trafficking of Human Organs, which came into force here on March 1, 2018. It goes without saying that the trafficking of …
The Daily StarWomen are more likely to donate a kidneyThe Daily StarAcross high-income countries, available data also shows that 60-65% of kidney transplant recipients are men. Most of this difference is due to living donation, usually from a woman of …
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Dr. Dave Avery needs kidney transplant
Parkersburg News “There is a huge need for organ donors,” he said. Although a person can remain on dialysis for many years, it is not a cure for kidney disease, according to OSU Wexner Medical Center’s website. Kidneys transplanted from living donors may last nearly … |
Daily EchoDecline in living kidney donors led by menReutersHowever, a donation carries the risks of major surgery and doctors like to keep tabs on donors to avoid any future health problems. Such transplants offer a huge benefit over conventional dialy…
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Kidney donation a ‘no-brainer’ for local woman – DeForest Times …
hngnews.com Jerie Olson’s first surgery ever helped at least two individuals and quite possibly touched the lives of many more. When her husband, Mark Olson, was told he needed a second kidney transplant, Jerie “didn’t really flinch too much” about giving up her … |
Renal and Urology NewsHCV Prophylaxis Could Expand Kidney AvailabilityRenal and Urology NewsWith direct-acting antiviral prophylaxis, uninfected recipients of kidneys from hepatitis C (HCV)-positive donors appeared free of disease 1 year after transpla…
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It’s a Match! » in-Training, the online magazine for medical students
Pager Publications, Inc. Now that I’ve got your attention, no, this article isn’t a guide on how to craft the perfect Tinder profile. I assure you, however, that you’ll have no trouble scoring a date with your knowledge of The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). While the … |
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Human Brain Stops Producing Neurons After Childhood: Study
Tech Times However, recent evidence challenges this long-standing theory by suggesting that neurogenesis stops by age 13. In a controversial new study, a team led by University of California San Francisco’s Arturo Alvarez-Buylla spent five years collecting brain … |