Mac RumorsMacRumors 2017 Blood DriveMac RumorsMacRumors is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual MacRumors Blood Drive, throughout the month of May 2017. Our goal is to save lives by increasing the number of life-saving blood and platelet donations. Wh…
A transplant and a cure: Research team eradicates hepatitis C in 10 patients following lifesaving transplants from … – Science Daily
Science DailyA transplant and a cure: Research team eradicates hepatitis C in 10 patients following lifesaving transplants from …Science DailyTen patients at Penn Medicine have been cured of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving kidney tra…
Organ trade ring busted in Pakistan – Press Trust of India
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Organ trade ring busted in Pakistan
Press Trust of India They would charge an average 6 million Pakistani rupees to 7 million Pakistani rupees from a foreign client (recipient of a kidney) and pay just over 100,000 Pakistani rupees to a poor donor,” he said, adding the doctors have made a windfall in this … |
Facing inevitable liver transplant, young girl didn’t need to look far for a living donor – The Denver Post
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Facing inevitable liver transplant, young girl didn’t need to look far for a living donor
The Denver Post “Babies are harder to transplant with the current (deceased) donor pool,” says Wachs, who has been part of the live-donor cooperative between Children’s and University hospitals since its 1995 inception. “To compete for a portion of an adult liver, she … |
Veteran donates 10 gallons of blood over 60-plus years – Albert Lea Tribune
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Veteran donates 10 gallons of blood over 60-plus years
Albert Lea Tribune “The first time I gave blood was in Korea,” 84-year-old Gerald Dunford of Hollandale said as he began another a blood donation. Dunford spent two years in Korea with the United States Army. He gave his first blood donation in 1953. “There was a man … |
Lawmakers call for promoting organ donation culture – The Express Tribune
The Express TribuneLawmakers call for promoting organ donation cultureThe Express TribuneState Minister for National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar said that any hospital found involved in illegal organ transplantation w…
A stylish way to help children with hair loss – Modesto Bee
Modesto BeeA stylish way to help children with hair lossModesto BeeThree donors gladly gave of their long hair Sunday at a Locks of Love event at the Hair Connection in Modesto. The Oakdale Road salon was the latest to take part in a national program t…
After giving fiancé her kidney, she takes his hand in marriage – MyCentralJersey.com
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After giving fiancé her kidney, she takes his hand in marriage
MyCentralJersey.com “I’m pursuing a living donation because a kidney from a living donor lasts about twice as long as one from a deceased donor, and the wait for a deceased donor could be five to 10 years,” Brett wrote on his Facebook page at the time of his diagnosis. |
Family grateful for organ donation – Alberta Daily Herald Tribune
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Family grateful for organ donation
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune PHOTO SUPPLIED Adelaide Radbourne is alive today because she was able to have a heart transplant. Her parents Dean and Chloe hope National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week (April 23-29) caused people to have conversations about … A Springhill nurse tells of her incredible loss – and the gift that has brought comfortCumberland News Now Giving the gift of life through organ donationhngnews.com Labrador mother shares the story behind her son’s organ donationThe Telegram |
New York seeing a big spike in organ donor enrollment – WSYR
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New York seeing a big spike in organ donor enrollment
WSYR SYRACUSE (WSYR-TV) – New York is seeing a big spike in organ donors, thanks to a new option online that makes it easier to sign up from home. In just over a week health officials say they’ve seen more than 6,000 new enrollments, spurred by the state’s … |