10May/18

Events encourage organ donation as local boy awaits heart transplant – Concord Monitor


Concord Monitor

Events encourage organ donation as local boy awaits heart transplant
Concord Monitor
But it’s been months since Parker put in that order, because he’s been at the Boston Children’s Hospital for eleven weeks waiting for a heart transplant. An event at the downtown restaurant Thursday hopes to raise awareness about organ donation and get …

10May/18

Events encourage organ donation as local boy awaits heart transplant – Concord Monitor


Concord Monitor

Events encourage organ donation as local boy awaits heart transplant
Concord Monitor
But it’s been months since Parker put in that order, because he’s been at the Boston Children’s Hospital for eleven weeks waiting for a heart transplant. An event at the downtown restaurant Thursday hopes to raise awareness about organ donation and get …

09May/18

Former aide says Greitens relied on charity donor list, ‘dark money’ to kick-start campaign – KBIA

Former aide says Greitens relied on charity donor list, ‘dark money’ to kick-start campaign
KBIA
Hafner said he is going public now because he already has been subpoenaed numerous times about his involvement in the campaign, and his activities dealing with The Mission Continues donor list. “People will say I have an ax to grind or that I’m doing

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09May/18

Screening Blood Donations for Zika Has Low Yield, High Cost – Medscape


Medscape

Screening Blood Donations for Zika Has Low Yield, High Cost
Medscape
In the first 15 months after they began screening blood donations for the Zika virus (ZIKV), the American Red Cross identified just eight true positives, at a cost of $5.3 million each, according to data published online today in the New England
Testing for Zika virus in blood donors finds few infections — at a cost of about $5.3 million eachSTAT
Study finds little bang for the buck in Zika blood testingWTOP
Zika blood testing found to cost $5 million per positive result in USThe Japan Times

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09May/18

Testing for Zika virus in blood donors finds few infections — at a cost of about $5.3 million each – STAT


STAT

Testing for Zika virus in blood donors finds few infections — at a cost of about $5.3 million each
STAT
… HIV … etc., and not have to test each donation individually. Because it’s certainly a waste of resources and a waste of our capacity, which we should be using that for other things.” An expert group that advises the FDA on blood safety issues
Study finds little bang for the buck in Zika blood testingWSPA.com

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