14Mar/18

Red Cross needs 112 Cairns blood donors across Easter period … – The Cairns Post


The Cairns Post

Red Cross needs 112 Cairns blood donors across Easter period …
The Cairns Post
Red Cross Blood Service is calling for more than 100 Cairns residents to give blood this Easter to prevent a seasonal shortage of regular donors. Blood Service spokeswoman Jacinta O’Brien said the service needs at least 112 residents to give blood

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14Mar/18

Ethics complaint alleges Gov. Eric Greitens lied to regulators about charity list – Springfield News-Leader


Springfield News-Leader

Ethics complaint alleges Gov. Eric Greitens lied to regulators about charity list
Springfield News-Leader
Eric Greitens misled the Missouri Ethics Commission about how the Republican governor’s campaign obtained a donor list from the charity Greitens founded. Roy Temple, who filed an ethics complaint in 2017 that led the ethics commission to levy a fine

14Mar/18

Patrick Guest’s new book ‘Rabby the Brave’ about organ donation inspired by Ann Briggs’ of Farrell’s, Mornington – Herald Sun


Herald Sun

Patrick Guest’s new book ‘Rabby the Brave’ about organ donation inspired by Ann Briggs’ of Farrell’s, Mornington
Herald Sun
Rabby and Leon subsequently help Snuggles by donating an ear and a leg. Captain Rabby the pirate is born. Guest’s story touches on organ donation and generosity in the face of adversity. Ms Briggs’ sharing of her story enabled Guest — through his tale

14Mar/18

Modified Hopkins conditioning may improve donor engraftment for sickle cell disease – Healio

Modified Hopkins conditioning may improve donor engraftment for sickle cell disease
Healio
Patients underwent HSCT between September 2015 and March 2017. At day 12 posttransplant, neutropenic patients with sickle hemoglobin less than 30% received 5 µg/kg granulocyte-colony stimulating factor. The median time to neutrophil engraftment was 22