23Feb/18

Saint John firefighter, cancer survivor assists in call for urgent blood donations – Globalnews.ca


Globalnews.ca

Saint John firefighter, cancer survivor assists in call for urgent blood donations
Globalnews.ca
Promotion of blood donation is important at this time of year, with stocks falling lower during the winter months. “It’s very important that we have enough blood leading into the springtime and spring is a time of renewal so we think that it might be a

23Feb/18

Saint John firefighter, cancer survivor assists in call for urgent blood donations – Globalnews.ca


Globalnews.ca

Saint John firefighter, cancer survivor assists in call for urgent blood donations
Globalnews.ca
Promotion of blood donation is important at this time of year, with stocks falling lower during the winter months. “It’s very important that we have enough blood leading into the springtime and spring is a time of renewal so we think that it might be a

23Feb/18

Organ Donation: Everything you need to know – ITV News


ITV News

Organ Donation: Everything you need to know
ITV News
What is organ donation? Organ donation involves removing an organ or tissue for it to be transplanted to someone in need. Transplants can save or greatly enhance the lives of other people. However, they completely depend on donors and their families
Bid to change organ law gets initial backing from MPsBBC News
Don’t want your organs to be donated? You WILL have to opt out as ministers back law change to help transplant patientsDaily Mail
How does organ donation work, how does the opt-out bill work and what is presumed consent?The Sun
Evening Standard –The Week UK
all 51 news articles »
23Feb/18

North Devon MP: Decision to donate Keira’s organs should be ‘an inspiration’ to others – North Devon Gazette


North Devon Gazette

North Devon MP: Decision to donate Keira’s organs should be ‘an inspiration’ to others
North Devon Gazette
He said: “It could ensure that others sign up for organ donation and will give strength to those who face similar circumstances. “It is a story of how a very brave and, I am sure, very difficult decision to allow Keira’s organs to be donated has given

23Feb/18

Historic change to organ donor law approved as MP shares her … – ChronicleLive


ChronicleLive

Historic change to organ donor law approved as MP shares her …
ChronicleLive
Sunderland MP Julie Elliott says her daughter requires a kidney transplant as MPs back ‘opt-out’ donor system.
Sunderland MP’s passionate speech supporting change in organ …Sunderland Echo

all 4 news articles »

23Feb/18

NKF reviewing support fund in bid to attract more kidney donors – The Straits Times


The Straits Times

NKF reviewing support fund in bid to attract more kidney donors
The Straits Times
(With this fund) donors can be assured that many of the post-transplant related medical charges will be taken care of by us.” The NKF plans to start equipping its nurses with knowledge about kidney transplants so that they can better communicate and

23Feb/18

Bacteria Composition Differs for FMT-FURM, Vancomycin-Treated Patients with CDI – MD Magazine


MD Magazine

Bacteria Composition Differs for FMT-FURM, Vancomycin-Treated Patients with CDI
MD Magazine
Fecal donor-unrelated donor mix (FMT-FURM) transplantation for initial Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) typically feature specific bacterial communities that are foreign to donors’ samples and are different than those found among CDI patients

23Feb/18

Another University of Louisville donor is withdrawing his multimillion-dollar pledge – The Courier-Journal


The Courier-Journal

Another University of Louisville donor is withdrawing his multimillion-dollar pledge
The Courier-Journal
“The people there have wiped out all the institutional knowledge on donors. I donated my home to the university foundation in 2014. The house was appraised at $1.4 million. How much have I heard from the university since that donation or since I was a

23Feb/18

Bid to change organ law gets initial backing from MPs – BBC News


ITV News

Bid to change organ law gets initial backing from MPs
BBC News
In Wales, where an opt-out system was introduced in December 2015, there has actually been a small dip in the number of deceased donors, from 64 in 2015-16 to 61 in 2016-17. This resulted in a drop in organ transplants from 214 to 187 respectively
Organ Donation: Everything you need to knowITV News
Don’t want your organs to be donated? You WILL have to opt out as ministers back law change to help transplant patientsDaily Mail
Organ donation could become ‘opt-out’The Week UK
Evening Standard –The Voice Online –YouGov –The Times
all 61 news articles »