24Jul/18

Washington Redskins And Inova Blood Donor Services To Host Blood Drive August 25 – Redskins.com


Redskins.com

Washington Redskins And Inova Blood Donor Services To Host Blood Drive August 25
Redskins.com
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins and Inova Blood Donor Services will host a blood drive on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Inova Blood Donor Services Donor Center in Sterling, Va. All presenting donors will receive a 2018 …

24Jul/18

Body blow – India Today

India TodayBody blowIndia TodayThe live donor pool has, with the changes in transplant laws, since 2011, widened the scope of near-relative donors. But it is inadequate. For most transplants, including those of heart, lungs, pancreas and intestines, th…

24Jul/18

Three-way kidney swap saves multiple lives – Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)

Three-way kidney swap saves multiple lives
Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
She had several mini strokes, leg issues, general malaise and no appetite and her thoughts were cloudy. Last summer, doctors put Nan on the national registry for deceased donors, but she was told it could be a four- to 10-year wait. She didn’t have

24Jul/18

Mother saves life of daughter, 4, in Europe’s first double organ donation – Evening Standard


Evening Standard

Mother saves life of daughter, 4, in Europe’s first double organ donation
Evening Standard
A mother saved the life of her seriously ill child by becoming Europe’s first live liver and small bowel donor in a procedure carried out at a London hospital. Anna Pierzchala’s daughter Emilia, four, was born with a faulty immune system and had to