26Jul/18

Joehill International School partner St. Gregory Hospital for blood donation exercise – GhanaWeb

GhanaWebJoehill International School partner St. Gregory Hospital for blood donation exerciseGhanaWebJoehill International School, one of the fastest growing basic schools located at Budumburam in Kasoa, Central region, over the weekend partnered the S…

26Jul/18

LifeSouth makes urgent appeal for blood donations – News … – Gainesville Sun


Gainesville Sun

LifeSouth makes urgent appeal for blood donations – News …
Gainesville Sun
The tri-county area is suffering its largest blood donation shortage in over a decade.Declaring an “emergency need” for donations, meaning the supply to restock …
LifeSouth faces an emergency need for blood donors – FOX10 News …FOX10 News
LifeSouth faces an emergency need for blood donorsFox 35 Orlando
LifeSouth Blood Bank seeks donations during summer shortageWAAY

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25Jul/18

Local living kidney donor, experts discuss life-saving way to ‘help someone else catch a break’ – St. Louis Public Radio


St. Louis Public Radio

Local living kidney donor, experts discuss life-saving way to ‘help someone else catch a break’
St. Louis Public Radio
She was immediately connected with Wooley, who accompanied her every step of the way through the several-months-long process. More resources related to living organ donation are available on the National Living Donor Assistance Center website and at …

25Jul/18

Local living kidney donor, experts discuss life-saving way to ‘help someone else catch a break’ – St. Louis Public Radio


St. Louis Public Radio

Local living kidney donor, experts discuss life-saving way to ‘help someone else catch a break’
St. Louis Public Radio
Five-year patient survival, after a living-donor transplant, is 85 percent, compared to 75 percent after deceased donor transplant and only 40 percent on dialysis,” Lentine added. Because donors must undergo a surgical procedure, kidney donation is not …

25Jul/18

Kidney transplants on hold at Gulf Coast MC because no surgeons are available – The News-Press


The News-Press

Kidney transplants on hold at Gulf Coast MC because no surgeons are available
The News-Press
Gulf Coast, in south Fort Myers, now performs transplants using only those from deceased donors. The live-donor program has been shut down since 2015, though administrators had hoped that it would resume this fall. That won’t happen. And, for now …

25Jul/18

100 IUST students, faculty register for blood donation – Greater Kashmir

100 IUST students, faculty register for blood donationGreater KashmirA blood donation camp was held on Tuesday at Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora. The camp held in collaboration with district hospital Pulwama, was aimed t…

25Jul/18

The Alabama Organ Center’s Donate Life Gospel celebration set for July 28 – AL.com (blog)

The Alabama Organ Center’s Donate Life Gospel celebration set for July 28
AL.com (blog)
The Donate Life Gospel Celebration is an event created to recognize National Minority Donor Awareness Week (NMDAW). NMDAW is a nationwide observance to educate minorities of the desperate need of organ donation and transplantation within the …