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Doc: Too much iron treated by regular blood donations
The Detroit News Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 70-year-old woman. Last October, during my annual physical, blood tests showed that my iron levels were extremely high. My doctor did additional blood tests for hemochromatosis and concluded that I didn’t have it. She suggested … Dr. Keith Roach: Too much iron is treated by regular blood donationsLa Crosse Tribune |
Monkey malaria but not human malaria – Daily Express
Daily Express |
Monkey malaria but not human malaria
Daily Express “However, the current concern is the increase in Monkey Malaria in the state,” she told a press conference after officiating the closing of the State level Organ Donation Awareness Week Carnival held at the main lobby of Keningau hospital, here … |
Billionaires give big: Wife of GOP’s biggest donor gets Presidential Medal – seattlepi.com
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Billionaires give big: Wife of GOP’s biggest donor gets Presidential Medal
seattlepi.com A Bezos donation of $2.5 million to support the 2012 referendum on same-sex marriage became front page news in the New York Times. And billionaires can run for President. RELATED: State will have power in Congress: A DelBene vs. Heck rivalry? |
Blood type incompatibility no longer barrier to kidney donation – Star2.com
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Blood type incompatibility no longer barrier to kidney donation
Star2.com “So, the majority of transplants are living transplants, which means, by default, they are from relatives, because we don’t allow unrelated living donors, except for spouses,” he explains. However, he adds that one-third of potential living donors are … |
Age is no barrier to kidney donation if you are healthy – Star2.com
Star2.comAge is no barrier to kidney donation if you are healthyStar2.comWhen Simah Empaling heard her child was gravely ill from kidney failure in 2012, she went on a hunger strike. She badly wanted to see her daughter, Ibi Uding, who was on dialysis….
OPINION: FDA’s blood donation ban for gay, bisexual men is homophobic – KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper
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OPINION: FDA’s blood donation ban for gay, bisexual men is homophobic
KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper Among the list of legal messes left by previous generations is the ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men. The FDA’s guideline requiring these men to wait a full year before donating blood is a relic of a homophobic era and should be buried in … When Will Gay Men Be Allowed To Donate Blood In America?GayRVA |
Asia’s 2018 Heroes Of Philanthropy: The Mogul Who Gifted His Kidney To Save A Stranger’s Life – Forbes
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Asia’s 2018 Heroes Of Philanthropy: The Mogul Who Gifted His Kidney To Save A Stranger’s Life
Forbes As per Indian rules, an organ donor is preferably a “near relative.” Not being related to the recipient, Chittilappilly had to contend with a thicket of bureaucratic approvals requiring an affidavit and an appearance before a medical ethics committee … |
Can You Donate Blood If You Have Diabetes or Multiple Sclerosis? – Healthline
HealthlineCan You Donate Blood If You Have Diabetes or Multiple Sclerosis?HealthlineMany myths and misconceptions surround the ideas of blood and organ donation. This is especially true for patients with autoimmune diseases. Some doctors advise patient…
An officer and an organ donor – University of Rochester (press release) (blog)
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An officer and an organ donor
University of Rochester (press release) (blog) For the past two years, Lieutenant Dan Schermerhorn Jr. has undergone dialysis for eight hours, each night while he sleeps, to treat his kidney disease, IgA nephropathy. An officer with the University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) for 23 years, … |
BloodCenter of Wisconsin researcher to receive Lifetime Achievement Award – BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)
BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)BloodCenter of Wisconsin researcher to receive Lifetime Achievement AwardBizTimes.com (Milwaukee)His research in the 1980s pioneered the first marrow transplant to a leukemia patient from an unrelated donor. That led to the esta…