20Dec/17

Saving lives through deceased organ donation – DAWN.com

DAWN.comSaving lives through deceased organ donationDAWN.comSyed Sulaiman Akhtar, 43, was born with a defective bladder. He had to go through three surgeries when he was only three months old. Even after the surgeries, his health did not fully improve….

20Dec/17

Frederick National Lab’s new partnership aims to improve outcomes … – Frederick News Post


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Frederick National Lab’s new partnership aims to improve outcomes …
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Stem cell transplantation can be a lifesaving treatment for patients with blood disorders. It’s also a complicated form of medicine. Successful transplants often depend on patients and donors being histocompatible,

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19Dec/17

Blood donors are needed – Crow River Media


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Blood donors are needed
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The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give more life to patients now and into the new year by giving blood or platelets. The next blood donation opportunity in Meeker County is from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, at the Church of St. Anthony
‘Urgent’ need for blood donations over holidays Canadian Blood …CBC.ca
Red Cross Blood drives scheduled in SaugusWicked Local Saugus
Give blood now, help save lives by next monthThe Lebanon Enterprise
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19Dec/17

Q-Chem holds blood donation drive – Gulf Times – Gulf Times

Gulf TimesQ-Chem holds blood donation drive – Gulf TimesGulf TimesQatar Chemical Company Ltd (Q-Chem), in association with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), conducted a Blood Donation Day recently in the Q-Chem clinic, Mesaieed plant. Many employees cam…

19Dec/17

‘I feel for families,’ says Inuk woman who questioned liver transplant policy – CTV News


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‘I feel for families,’ says Inuk woman who questioned liver transplant policy
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TORONTO — An Inuk woman with acute liver failure spoke of her sadness that Canadians are dying due to rules that prevent some from receiving organ transplants, as she gave an emotional news conference Tuesday from her hospital bed. The visibly

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19Dec/17

350 blood donation appointments need to be filled in Guelph over the holidays – Globalnews.ca

Globalnews.ca350 blood donation appointments need to be filled in Guelph over the holidaysGlobalnews.caAround 350 blood donation appointments need to be filled in Guelph from Boxing Day to the beginning of January. Matt Carty / CJOY News. X. – A A +. L…

19Dec/17

Minister praises Daily Mirror for ‘educating millions of Brits’ in successful campaign to change the law on organ … – Mirror.co.uk


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Minister praises Daily Mirror for ‘educating millions of Brits’ in successful campaign to change the law on organ
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Labour MP Dan Jarvis, who has campaigned relentlessly to change the law in order to save lives, said: “The evidence base relates to the fact that hundreds of people die each year because we don’t have enough organ donors. “Can I thank the minister for