Channel NewsAsiaDecline in living kidney donors led by men – Channel NewsAsiaChannel NewsAsia(Reuters Health) – The number of kidney transplants using organs from living donors has declined in the U.S. since 2005, and only high-income women are becomin…

Times of IndiaOrgan donors, recipients honouredTimes of India… an event on Friday to honour women organ donors and certain other recipients to promote World Kidney Day. The session was led by Professor Rajesh Chandwani, chairperson of CMHS with Dr Ma…

CBC.caWindsor opioid deaths on par for 2017, amid spike seen across OntarioCBC.caNew numbers show opioid-related deaths in Windsor-Essex may be on par with previous years, but emergency department visits continue to rise. From January to October of las…

CTV NewsUrgent call: 10000 blood donors needed this weekendCTV NewsCanadian Blood Services has issued an urgent call for blood donations in hopes of topping up its blood supply by the end of this weekend. The blood agency says that after a particularly…

Most living kidney donors are women, and men are donating less than beforeEurekAlert (press release)After adjusting for differences in age, race, the incidence of kidney failure, and geographic factors, the incidence of donation was 44% higher in women…

Medical XpressMost living kidney donors are women, and men are donating less than beforeMedical XpressAfter adjusting for differences in age, race, the incidence of kidney failure, and geographic factors, the incidence of donation was 44% higher in wom…

Mongabay.comNGOs seek suspension of forest-related funding to DRC in response to proposed end to logging moratoriumMongabay.comMore than 50 conservation and human rights organizations have called on international donors to halt funding aimed at economi…