19Nov/18

How you can help victims of California’s fires and mass shooting this Thanksgiving – The Desert Sun


The Desert Sun

How you can help victims of California’s fires and mass shooting this Thanksgiving
The Desert Sun
Make sure to specify a donation should go to Camp Fire aid. Mail donations to: The Salvation Army , P.O. Box 348000, Sacramento, CA 95834. Call (530) 776-1009 or (800) 725-2769. Go to https://deloro.salvationarmy.org/ to give online. RELATED: Camp …

19Nov/18

#BreatheEasyChallenge to raise awareness of lung-related diseases – Independent Online


Independent Online

#BreatheEasyChallenge to raise awareness of lung-related diseases
Independent Online
Cape Town – Breathing is easy for most people, but it is a daily struggle for those living with lung-related diseases. With November being respiratory awareness month, a physiotherapist at UCT Private Academic Hospital, Marcelle Lake, has challenged …

19Nov/18

Kuwait a leader in kidney transplants with 80-100 operations annually – Kuwait Times


Kuwait Times

Kuwait a leader in kidney transplants with 80-100 operations annually
Kuwait Times
Dr Mustafa Al-Musawi, Chairman of Kuwait Transplant Society, said a deceased donor can save at least eight lives if the family decides to donate the organs. “People are aware now, but we must continue to educate people on the importance of organ …

19Nov/18

The Hartcliffe man who saved two lives – after he had died – Bristol Live


Bristol Live

The Hartcliffe man who saved two lives – after he had died
Bristol Live
Georgina said: “When it came to switching the life support machine off and we were asked about organ donation I was initially against the idea – I had never discussed it with Keith and with everything going on in the hospital it was a lot to think
Windsor Regional Hospital recognized for giving lifeBlackburnNews.com

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19Nov/18

Organ donor celebrated in inaugural Honor Walk at Memorial Hospital – FirstCoastNews.com WTLV-WJXX


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Organ donor celebrated in inaugural Honor Walk at Memorial Hospital
FirstCoastNews.com WTLV-WJXX
“I wanted to implement the Honor Walk at Memorial Hospital to show respect for the person that decides to make other people’s lives better with their decision to be an organ donor,” said Brenda Benson, director of trauma services. “And on Tuesday, we

19Nov/18

After three years, Duluth nurse becomes a match for leukemia patient, donates bone marrow – Superior Telegram


Superior Telegram

After three years, Duluth nurse becomes a match for leukemia patient, donates bone marrow
Superior Telegram
While it’s preferred that donors be siblings of the patient, there is only a 25 percent chance that a brother or sister’s marrow will match. If that option is not available, then doctors will screen for unrelated donors. A study on donor selection said
United States Bone Marrow Transplant Market Report 2017 – Absolute ReportsAbsolute Reports

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