Toronto Star |
Top doctors, health critics blast Health Minister Eric Hoskins for stem cell transplant crisis
Toronto Star Hoskins noted the three Ontario programs responsible for stem cell transplants using unrelated donors — the most complicated and expensive kind of transplant, which is growing in popularity as people have fewer siblings to rely on — will receive a … |
The New Paper |
Malays, Indians wanted as bone marrow donors
The New Paper Ms Prior said that Indians also make up 6 per cent of donors. Haematologist Lim Zi Yi said finding a bone marrow match depends on the donor and recipient’s human leukocyte antigen types. The chances of finding a fully matched unrelated donor are … |
The College of New Jersey Athletics |
TCNJ football to host Be The Match drive on April 27
The College of New Jersey Athletics Over the past 25 years, Be The Match®, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), has managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world. They provide marrow transplants in the United States from volunteer unrelated … |
ValueWalk |
Apple, Google Boost Bernie Sanders
ValueWalk The Federal Elections Commission has published funding data, revealing that the largest donors to Bernie Sanders’ election campaign PACs (Political Action Committees) are tech company employees. Leading the pack (sorry for the pun), employees of the … |
Newswise (press release)Doctor Who Donated Kidney, Later Received Lung to Be Honored at Organ Donor CeremonyNewswise (press release)Twelve years to the day later, Dr. Hou became an organ transplant patient, receiving a donated lung to treat a life-thre…
News1130 |
Stem cell drive for young Richmond boy fighting rare form of Leukemia
News1130 “Your match generally comes from your heritage and 25 per cent of patients will find a match in their family but 75 per cent rely on donors who are unrelated to them.” Both of Joshua’s parents are of mixed ethnicity, so for Joshua to find an … |
Arizona Daily Star |
Head of Regents: UA’s Hart should drop DeVry board job
Arizona Daily Star Several hundred UA supporters, including faculty members, students, donors and 20-plus state legislators, have criticized Hart’s decision to join the board of DeVry, which is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission over claims the school routinely … |
|
Grace Notes: Court arguments suggest Walter Reed felt entitled
The Advocate … by constituents during these outings. As for a large open house for his new condo that Reed charged to the campaign, Simmons described that as more of a “patron party” designed to offer donors and other politicians something of a personal touch … |
|
PRIMARY DAY action — DE BLASIO’s dodge — MAGGIE HABERMAN’s early start
Politico Speaking to the press after an unrelated event in Manhattan, the mayor refused say whether the Department of Justice made any requests for information after a lawyer Mr. de Blasio’s 2013 campaign retained last week reached out to investigators to offer … |
Indian LinkGet involved: Become a bone marrow donorIndian LinkIt was then decided to find unrelated donors from the rest of the worldwide Indian community. While there are bone marrow registries internationally, there are very few Indians registered, a…