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‘Paired donation’ opens door to more organ transplants
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA – 7 minutes ago … said Elizabeth Sleeman, a policy analyst at UNOS, which contracts with the federal government to allocate organs from deceased donors. … |
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Kidney Transplant List Undergoing Renovations
RedOrbit, TX – 1 hour ago Approximately 10500 of these performed transplants are from deceased donors and a little over 6000 are from living donors, relatives and friends who donate … |
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Saudis spend SR720m on hair transplantation
Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia – 8 minutes ago RIYADH – Saudi men spend some SR720 million every year on hair transplants, with 5 out of every ten people in the Kingdom undergoing hair transplantation … |
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Governmental ‘independent organ procurement system’ requested
디지틀보사, South Korea – 1 hour ago In its statement on the ‘activated organ donation of the brain-dead,’ the KSOT said, “The entire procedures of the brain-dead people’s organ donations … |
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The Great kidney bazaar
Chandigarh Newsline, India – Oct 12, 2008 Amritsar, Amritsar hits the headlines whenever a kidney racket is exposed. Top doctors have allegedly worked in connivance with the bureaucrat-politician … |
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Long distance bicyclists share about blood, organ donations
Greenville News, SC – 1 hour ago And the riders are all connected in some way to blood and organ donation, said Greg Hart, CEO of The Blood Connection. "One cyclist has a rare form of blood … |
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The UAE should rethink its organ donation policy
The National, United Arab Emirates – 54 minutes ago The fact that the UAE along with other Middle Eastern states has yet to introduce an organ donation law – even though the Ministry of Health has been … |
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$150m plan for organ donation overhaul
Herald Sun, Australia – 2 hours ago THREE lives a day will be saved under a radical reform to boost the number of life-saving organ transplants in Australia. The Federal Government initiative … |
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Riding for their lives to recruit a team of organ donors
The Age, Australia – 5 hours ago The medical director of the LifeGift Victorian organ donation Service, Professor Bill Silvester, says Australia has one of the lowest donation rates in the … |
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'Govt must do more on transplants'
Irish Health, Ireland – 2 hours ago The IKA was speaking ahead of the 10th European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation, which will be held on Saturday October 18. … |