03Apr/18

‘I donated half my liver to save my sister’s life – I’d do it again’ – Independent.ie


Independent.ie

‘I donated half my liver to save my sister’s life – I’d do it again’
Independent.ie
“But many people die waiting for an organ and a big challenge is simply making people aware of how the organ donation process works.” With his 12-day run, which kicked off on Saturday, he’s hoping to encourage 1,000 people to become organ donors – you

03Apr/18

Turkish doctors arrive: ‘Medical tourism can cement Pak-Turk ties’ – The News International (blog)

Turkish doctors arrive: ‘Medical tourism can cement Pak-Turk ties’
The News International (blog)
He said that Turkey doesn’t promote cadaveric organ transplants, saying that the doctors usually performed organ transplants from living related donors, but unrelated donors were also acceptable in certain cases after approval from the Ethical

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03Apr/18

‘Dark Money, Charles Koch, and the UA Freedom Center’ Panel Discussion Tuesday at UA – Tucson Weekly


Tucson Weekly

‘Dark Money, Charles Koch, and the UA Freedom Center’ Panel Discussion Tuesday at UA
Tucson Weekly
On a related topic, Kochs Off Campus submitted a public records request to the University of Arizona in September of last year asking for a number of documents related to the Freedom Center. Six months later, in late March, UA supplied the documents

02Apr/18

Firefighter’s kidney saves brother’s life | Irish Examiner – Irish Examiner

Firefighter’s kidney saves brother’s life | Irish Examiner
Irish Examiner
A fourth-generation firefighter gave his older brother one of his kidneys after a virus left his older sibling with irreversible kidney damage. Cork based fireman Ger Dolan with his brother Jimmy who received a kidney from Ger. Ger Dolan, 27, did not

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02Apr/18

Frank Bruno pays tribute to “lion heart” organ donor hero Scott Westgarth following boxing ring tragedy – Mirror.co.uk


Mirror.co.uk

Frank Bruno pays tribute to “lion heart” organ donor hero Scott Westgarth following boxing ring tragedy
Mirror.co.uk
It comes after the Mirror yesterday revealed the light heavyweight – who died after apparently suffering a bleed on the brain following a February fight – saved seven lives through organ donation . Ex-heavyweight world champion Bruno hailed Scott’s

02Apr/18

What’s new in combatting chronic graft-vs.-host disease – Fred Hutch News Service


Fred Hutch News Service

What’s new in combatting chronic graft-vs.-host disease
Fred Hutch News Service
In some of the first transplants performed, researchers saw that patients who’d received donor cells from an identical twin had fewer side effects after the transplant than those who’d gotten a transplant from a non-twin sibling or from an unrelated

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