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Organ transplant boy ‘honoured’ by law plan
BBC News Organ transplant boy ‘honoured’ by law plan. A boy from Cheshire who received a heart transplant has told BBC Radio 5 live that he would be “honoured” to have potential changes to organ donation laws named after him. The prime minister told Max Johnson … |
CBCO announces blood donation sites | Local News | joplinglobe.com – Joplin Globe
KSNT NewsCBCO announces blood donation sites | Local News | joplinglobe.comJoplin GlobeCommunity Blood Center of the Ozarks is the sole local provider of blood for patients at 40 area hospitals in Southwest Missouri, Northwest Arkansas and Southeast Ka…
Nonmyeloablative haploidentical allogeneic bone marrow transplant feasible for sickle cell disease – Healio
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Nonmyeloablative haploidentical allogeneic bone marrow transplant feasible for sickle cell disease
Healio Due to related toxicity, adults with sickle cell disease and -thalassemia are not usually offered myeloablative bone marrow transplant. Previously, Bolaños Meade and colleagues showed these patients could be offered haploidentical donors and … |
Emirates ID-based organ donation shows rapid progress – The National
The NationalEmirates ID-based organ donation shows rapid progressThe NationalJust six months ago, organ donation in this country was somewhat inadequate, forcing residents and Emiratis to travel abroad for treatment. As The National reported in 2014, m…
Russ Clark, volunteer, individual | 2018 Health Care Heroes – Virginian-Pilot
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Russ Clark, volunteer, individual | 2018 Health Care Heroes
Virginian-Pilot Russ Clark couldn’t be content merely to will his body to medical science when the ultimate eventuality comes to pass. Clark, a Navy electronics and leadership-management veteran, decided two years ago that as long as he’s still living, he would be a … |
A billboard outside of Marinette connected him to kidney donor from Oklahoma – Green Bay Press Gazette
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A billboard outside of Marinette connected him to kidney donor from Oklahoma
Green Bay Press Gazette Thanks to a friend in Marinette who shared the image, Rice’s plight showed up on Noah Torres’ screen, some 800 miles away in Prague, Oklahoma. The 27-year-old knew he wanted to help. “I just called the number to see what would happen,” Torres said … |
Why the UK’s new opt-out organ donation plan probably won’t work … – New Scientist
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Why the UK’s new opt-out organ donation plan probably won’t work …
New Scientist We all know that organ donation saves lives, but only a third of us sign up to be donors. That’s why plans to move to an opt-out system of consent for organ donation across the whole of the UK are garnering broad support. Yet despite the idea’s … DOMINIC LAWSON: Why I feel queasy about organ donation law …Daily Mail Parliamentary bill fronted by nine-year-old boy spells landmark …Legal Cheek (blog) Presumed donors: UK takes this big step towards organ donations …Financial Express |
Cold weather, flu season hit blood donations hard – The Daily Gazette
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Cold weather, flu season hit blood donations hard
The Daily Gazette CAPITAL REGION — The severe winter weather and deadly flu season are hurting the region’s blood supplies, prompting a renewed call by the Red Cross for donations. “All blood types are needed right now,” said Patty Corvaia, a Red Cross spokeswoman. “In … Celebrate Red Cross Month by giving blood in MarchECM Publishers |
Families of South Shields lifesavers welcome organ donor move – Shields Gazette
Shields GazetteFamilies of South Shields lifesavers welcome organ donor moveShields GazetteTwo South Tyneside families have welcomed news a Bill set to overhaul the organ donation system has passed its second reading at the House of Commons. The parent…
Manitoba breaks provincial kidney transplant record, but 200 still on wait list – CBC.ca
Manitoba breaks provincial kidney transplant record, but 200 still on wait list CBC.caMore Manitobans received life-saving kidney transplants last year than ever before, one of which went from Agnes Bartel to her husband Garth when both of h…