Today.com |
‘Call it a miracle’: Teacher beats odds to donate kidney to local teen
Today.com 13 with MPGN Type-II — a chronic kidney disease that stifles the organ’s ability to filter toxins — Alex not only needed a kidney transplant, but also had to find a matching donor, despite odds that were reportedly 1 in 100,000. A Facebook page … |
Bradford Telegraph and Argus |
Presenter helps family raise awareness of baby Betsy’s chronic illness
Bradford Telegraph and Argus But Betsy’s failure to gain weight in the first few weeks of her life prompted her concerned parents, Kim Nicholson and Paddy Kay, to pursue further investigations. Kim explains that despite Betsy weighing a healthy 9lb 10oz when she arrived, she lost … |
The Cold Lake Sun |
St. Paul serves city a challenge
The Cold Lake Sun Cold Lake’s city council has accepted a friendly challenge issued by St. Paul Mayor Glenn Andersen to participate in Donor Wars for Alberta’s Heroes and Hearts Organ Donation and Awareness Foundation. The grass … Mayor Craig Copeland commented on how … |
Dentistry IQInside Knowledge: Cervical cancerDentistry IQCervical Screening Awareness Week (CSAW) was June 15-21. The purpose of the week is to … The major exceptions are those women at high risk, such as those with HIV infection, organ transplant, o…
Hindustan Times |
Why Mumbai, Delhi don’t have a healthy rate of heart transplants
Hindustan Times She is now completing a course in Chennai at the Mohan Foundation, an NGO that coordinates organ donations, where she is studying organ donation, coordination and its surrounding legalities. “The doctors I had in Mumbai before … With support from the … |
Bangor Daily News |
Should the Internet pay for your health care? Maine kidney surgery raises …
Bangor Daily News Several online commenters told Royles, who was on dialysis because of an autoimmune disorder, she should “wait her turn” for a kidney on the organ transplant list, which assigns donations based on need. Others … Both patients are recovering, and a … |
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
Tempest tumbles trees, disrupting festivals
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette For weeks, Chris Shatto of the Nebraska Neighborhood Association had been telling people that Fort Wayne’s West Main Street was going to be shut down Saturday for the neighborhood’s, and possibly the city’s, first street market featuring antiques … |
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Nadine to lose 20kg and gift her kidney
Hawke’s Bay Today The Leckners decided to use the exchange after struggling to find a match to replace Mr Leckner’s kidney – a donor organ he received in 2005 that relapsed this year. “The sooner he gets … organs are donated. To lose the required weight, she is … |
Greenwich Sentinel |
Kobre named chairman of Global Lyme Alliance
Greenwich Sentinel The story originally appeared in last week’s Greenwich Sentinel and online on June 18. Ah, summer. … However, if it’s not diagnosed or treated early, Lyme can cause serious and long-lasting complications that can affect virtually every tissue and … |
Around Town: June 26, 2015Powell River PeakEnjoy chicken burgers, hamburgers, hot dogs will all the trimmings by donation. 50/50 raffle draw …. Powell River Duplicate Bridge Club plays three times a week, including 9:30 am on Mondays, 7 pm on Tuesday…