04Oct/18

Volunteers, donors hope to make it another ‘Super Sunday’ – Cleveland Jewish News


Cleveland Jewish News

Volunteers, donors hope to make it another ‘Super Sunday’
Cleveland Jewish News
… will be encouraged to use the #JewishCleveland hashtag across social media platforms so that regardless of where someone is during Super Sunday, they’ll be able to see – and easily share – videos, pictures and other messages related to the campaign.

04Oct/18

Hospital staff lines up to show respect to organ donor – FOX 5 Atlanta


FOX 5 Atlanta

Hospital staff lines up to show respect to organ donor
FOX 5 Atlanta
Meridian, ID (WTXF) – Staff at St. Luke’s Meridian in Idaho stopped to line the halls of the ICU to show respect for a patient who was about to provide a lifesaving gift of organ donation. The touching moment happened on September 27. Hospital staff
Hospital Staff Lines Hall in ‘Walk of Respect’ to Organ Donor Taken Off Life SupportThe Western Journal
Hospital staff’s emotional sign of respect to dying organ donorYahoo Lifestyle

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04Oct/18

World’s first HIV liver transplant hailed as a success – News24


News24

World’s first HIV liver transplant hailed as a success
News24
For this to happen, an organ can be sourced from deceased donors but because of the shortages [in donors], it makes it difficult to acquire the organs. “So this necessitates exploration of alternatives for our patients. In an attempt to address this
Baby receives SA’s first HIV positive organ transplant to HIV negative recipientTimesLIVE
Would you rather die of liver failure or live with HIV?EurekAlert (press release)
Little girl saved – by an HIV-infected liver: World first as doctors transplant organ from HIV-positive mother into Daily Mail

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04Oct/18

Iceland May Let Gay Men Donate Blood—If They Remain Abstinent For 6 Months Beforehand – Reykjavík Grapevine


Reykjavík Grapevine

Iceland May Let Gay Men Donate Blood—If They Remain Abstinent For 6 Months Beforehand
Reykjavík Grapevine
Iceland’s Centre for Communicable Disease Control believes it is possible to let gay men donate blood again, provided they are required to abstain from sexual activity at least six months before donating, RÚV reports. Queer rights activists have long

04Oct/18

Would you rather die of liver failure or live with HIV? – Medical Xpress


Medical Xpress

Would you rather die of liver failure or live with HIV?
Medical Xpress
The child—on the waiting list for a deceased donor for 180 days (the average is 45 days) – was frequently admitted for life-threatening complications of end-stage liver disease. Without transplant, the child would certainly have died. However, saving
Baby receives SA’s first HIV positive organ transplant to HIV negative recipientTimesLIVE
World’s first HIV liver transplant hailed as a successNews24

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