Healthcare IT NewsHow Northwell uses telehealth tools to increase organ donations and transplantsHealthcare IT NewsNew York has one of the lowest rates for organ donation in the country, a problem the state has been actively working on for the last few…
Bad weather, fewer first-timers and poor diets: 3 reasons Hong Kong’s blood donation rate is at a low – South China Morning Post
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Bad weather, fewer first-timers and poor diets: 3 reasons Hong Kong’s blood donation rate is at a low
South China Morning Post Around 15,000 fewer Hongkongers chose to donate blood in 2017 compared with the year before as bad weather kept more people at home and not as many first-time donors stepped up to the mark. The Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service described the rate of … |
The Getty, the world’s richest museum, hunts for wealthy patrons – Art Newspaper
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The Getty, the world’s richest museum, hunts for wealthy patrons
Art Newspaper Backed by the endowment of the J. Paul Getty Trust, which reached a record high of $6.9bn in 2017, the Getty easily ranks as the richest museum in the world. The related foundation is in the business of giving money away, from programming grants for … |
A new lease on life – Davisonindex
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A new lease on life
Davisonindex Editor’s note: This is the last in a five-part series where I recounted my battle with cirrhosis of the liver and the life changing transplant I received in September. My story is an account of how I overcame my illness, but mostly I hope to heighten … |
After Scandals, Southern Cal Fund-Raising Drops – Inside Higher Ed
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After Scandals, Southern Cal Fund-Raising Drops
Inside Higher Ed In October, Puliafito’s replacement was forced to leave amid news that USC had settled a sexual harassment claim against him. That same month, the university’s leading health sciences fund-raiser left in the midst of accusations he harassed female … |
Rail Park Mall mobilizes community in blood donation drive – The Voice Online (blog)
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Rail Park Mall mobilizes community in blood donation drive
The Voice Online (blog) The blood donation drive, which will be held from February 12th – 17th is a collaboration between Rail Park Mall and National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), and has been held since 2015 to help increase blood supply in Botswana. Masu added, “We … |
Organ Donor Awareness Begins Tonight – Jamestown Post Journal
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Organ Donor Awareness Begins Tonight
Jamestown Post Journal … tonight as part of a month-long “Standing Tall for Cody” organ donor registration drive. The awareness campaign has been inspired by Post-Journal sportswriter Cody Crandall, who is awaiting a heart transplant. From the left are Terrance Cosby, head … |
Blood donations save a father’s life – The Decatur Daily
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Blood donations save a father’s life
The Decatur Daily “His first blood donation was in Decatur,” Kirby said. “His temperature would jump really high some days and his heart rate stayed at 120-130.” The family transferred him to Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Tennessee, where Kirby said Courville received … |
MTN Ready For Its Biggest Blood Donation Exercise To Be Held In 16 Locations – Modern Ghana (press release) (blog)
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MTN Ready For Its Biggest Blood Donation Exercise To Be Held In 16 Locations
Modern Ghana (press release) (blog) Commenting on the planned event, Robert Kuzoe Senior Manager of the MTN Ghana Foundation said “our blood donation exercise have been very impactful”. Through this exercise, MTN Foundation provides the opportunity to encourage voluntary blood donations … |
Study provides insights into how obesity may contribute to male infertility – News-Medical.net
News-Medical.netStudy provides insights into how obesity may contribute to male infertilityNews-Medical.netSimilarly, sperm concentration and motility, two important indicators of fertility, were significantly decreased in overweight and obese donors, …