Blood donation camp held at Naval dockyardTimes of IndiaVISAKHAPATNAM: Stressing on the need to build awareness about voluntary blood donation, King George Hospital (KGH) medical officer Dr K Syamala Devi said there is a 30-40% shortfall of blood every…
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Hospital promotes organ donation
Simcoe.com The Collingwood General & Marine Hospital (CGMH) joined the Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) in working to save lives through organ and tissue donation. Meeting the criteria of a level three critical care unit, CGMH has become part of Ontario’s … |
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When the living, deceased don’t agree on organ donation
Science Daily (press release) 26, 2013 — All 50 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the 2006 Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA) or enacted similar legislation giving individuals the “First Person Authorization” (FPA) to consent to organ donation after death … |
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Gay Chicagoan tells personal tale about blood donation
Windy City Times Mike Quigley ( D-Ill. )—sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, requesting information on the ongoing efforts by HHS to reevaluate blood donation criteria for MSM. “Equality for the LGBT … |
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Son’s death helps save mother’s life through organ donation
WSMV Nashville Her son even recorded a message on YouTube encouraging organ donation. It was a message Zona didn’t find after her son passed away. Now, she found herself out of options and knew her son was her only hope. So the day after his death, she postponed … |
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Life stories rewritten with organ donation
durhamregion.com It might not be often you’d find two organ donor recipients in one family, and even less likely they’d be teenagers and brother and sister. But that’s Kailyn and Ayden Bredin’s story. The Ajax teenagers both received heart transplants when they were … Dozens of Durham residents waiting for organ, tissue donationBrampton Guardian |
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Be a superhero, be a stem cell donor – save a life (Expert Interview)
India.Com Health Two months ago, Zee Media along with the Marrow Donor Registry of India (MDRI) launched the ‘Gift a Life’ initiative to increase awareness about stem cell donation. In this exclusive interview, Dr Sunil Parekh, the … Dr Parekh: Several life … |
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Basu: LeeMan’s new kidney shows good comes to those doing good
DesMoinesRegister.com The day after a car crash claimed the life of the 28-year-old organ donor from Missouri on Nov. 16, his kidney was working inside Furgerson’s body. Some would say it was the work of God. Others would call it random luck that the kidney recipient on … |
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Bankmen hold blood, organ donation camps
The New Indian Express The Associate Banks’ Officers Association organised a blood donation camp and an organ donation registration camp here on Tuesday to commemorate its 46th Foundation Day. Inaugurating the camps, the chief general managers of the associate banks … |
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Kelly: Recipient gives special thanks for organ donor’s family
Omaha World-Herald Kelly: Recipient gives special thanks for organ donor’s family. By Mike Kelly / World-Herald colulmnist. November 27, 2013. article photo. Lara Marsh, artistic director of the Nebraska Theatre Caravan, is even more thankful this year as she recovers … |