13Apr/18

Can I get a kidney transplant if I’m living with HIV? – Business Daily (press release) (blog)


Business Daily (press release) (blog)

Can I get a kidney transplant if I’m living with HIV?
Business Daily (press release) (blog)
The donor of the kidney can either be living or deceased (usually organs from deceased donors are removed once they are pronounced ‘brain dead’ upon consent from the family). Does the HIV status of the donor matter? Yes, it does. Under normal

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13Apr/18

Blood donor with almost 40 years of giving celebrates 300th … – Press and Journal


Press and Journal

Blood donor with almost 40 years of giving celebrates 300th …
Press and Journal
A man who first started giving blood 39 years ago when he was a student will be honoured at a special ceremony in Aberdeen next week – for making his 300th donation. Tony Carlin was 18 when he spotted a poster asking for donations during Rag Week at

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13Apr/18

Mother says daughter’s legacy lives on through organ donation – fox13now.com


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Mother says daughter’s legacy lives on through organ donation
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SALT LAKE CITY — Dawn Christensen’s 9-year-old daughter was killed in a sledding accident in 2009, and she says saying yes to organ donation has helped her family heal. Patia Christensen was the younger of two children, and her mother describes her as
Give Gala raises money for organ transplant recipient supportsOttawa Citizen
Your grieving family shouldn’t have to guess your organ donation wishesIndianapolis Star
Sask. hits pause on pursuing presumed consent for organ donation …CBC.ca
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13Apr/18

We’ve made ‘smart egg-cartons’ to transport cells to cure diabetes – The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

We’ve made ‘smart egg-cartons’ to transport cells to cure diabetes
The Conversation AU
The egg-cartons provide oxygen and allow physical separation to prevent damage and death to the cells – known as islet cells – during transport. Besides a whole pancreas transplant (which has a high mortality rate), currently the only cure for diabetes

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12Apr/18

Organ donors surge after Broncos bus crash – My Grande Prairie Now


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Organ donors surge after Broncos bus crash
My Grande Prairie Now
“People feel they have a much closer connection, whether it’s, ‘I’ve travelled on a bus,’ or, ‘I put my kids on a bus every weekend for lacrosse,’ or, ‘there’s a kid in my daughter’s class who had a heart transplant.’ We’re just so much more encouraged
Sask. hits pause on pursuing presumed consent for organ donation …CBC.ca
More than 7000 Albertans register to be organ donors following late Humboldt Bronco’s leadCalgary Herald
Regina mother calls for organ donor pledges as daughter awaits …Globalnews.ca
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