22Oct/18

‘Report adverse outcome of organ transplants in 24 hours’ – The Hindu


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‘Report adverse outcome of organ transplants in 24 hours’
The Hindu
Hospitals will now have to report any unexplained adverse outcome of a deceased organ transplant within 24 hours. The Zonal Transplantation Coordination Centre (ZTCC) has set this mandate after a 59-year-old brain-dead patient’s organs failed in all
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22Oct/18

Woman runs half-marathon in remembrance of her father and to raise awareness about being an organ donor – DesMoinesRegister.com


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Woman runs half-marathon in remembrance of her father and to raise awareness about being an organ donor
DesMoinesRegister.com
Marcy Holland has run more than a dozen half-marathons in honor of her father, who died in 2003 of pulmonary fibrosis. But the one she ran on Sunday in Des Moines was extra special. James “Jim” William O’Brien grew up in Iowa and went to Drake …

22Oct/18

OneLegacy Foundation Continues Support of Ava’s Heart Foundation Through Additional $100000 Grant – Business Wire (press release)

OneLegacy Foundation Continues Support of Ava’s Heart Foundation Through Additional $100000 Grant
Business Wire (press release)
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Through its grants and ongoing community engagement, the OneLegacy Foundation works throughout the year to help support, educate and inspire people to take action in support of organ and tissue donation. Evidence of that

22Oct/18

Milton Keynes MP registers to become potential lifesaver – Milton Keynes Citizen


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Milton Keynes MP registers to become potential lifesaver
Milton Keynes Citizen
Iain said: “Currently, only six out of 10 blood cancer patients in the UK find an unrelated matching blood stem cell donor. That’s why I registered with DKMS in the fight against blood cancer and would urge others in my constituency who are eligible to

22Oct/18

Chicago man makes 500th blood donation – WatertownDailyTimes.com

Chicago man makes 500th blood donation
WatertownDailyTimes.com
CHICAGO — Richard Packman first donated blood after a family at his church organized a blood drive because their child had been diagnosed with cancer. More than two decades later and after more than 1,000 hours, Packman sat on a recent Friday …