29Jan/18

Red Cross in Critical Need of Blood and Platelet Donations | Time – TIME


TIME

Red Cross in Critical Need of Blood and Platelet Donations | Time
TIME
The American Red Cross is experiencing a “critical need” for blood donations across the country after severe winter weather and a deadly influenza season contributed to thousands of fewer donations than usual. The “critical” classification is more
Staying Healthy: Livermore man recognized for 100th blood donationPleasanton Weekly
Red Cross in ‘critical need’ for blood donationsFOX 13 News, Tampa Bay
Critical Need for Blood DonationsVirginia Connection Newspapers
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29Jan/18

Push to Better Track Living Kidney Donors’ Long-Term Health – U.S. News & World Report


Washington Post

Push to Better Track Living Kidney Donors‘ Long-Term Health
U.S. News & World Report
… a living donor is optimal, but a new report shows it’s hard for doctors to advise would-be donors about the potential long-term health consequences. Specialists insist the surgery seldom brings serious complications for the donor. What happens
Living kidney donors have low but elevated risk of renal failureReuters
Mid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney DonorsAnnals of Internal Medicine
Analysis looks at long-term risks of living kidney donationMedical Xpress

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29Jan/18

Mid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney Donors – Annals of Internal Medicine


Washington Post

Mid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney Donors
Annals of Internal Medicine
52 studies, comprising 118 426 living kidney donors and 117 656 nondonors, were included. Average follow-up was 1 to 24 years. No evidence suggested higher risk for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, or adverse
Push to better track living kidney donors‘ long-term healthChicago Daily Herald

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29Jan/18

This dad wore a T-shirt at Disney World that said ‘In need of kidney.’ It worked – TBO.com


TBO.com

This dad wore a T-shirt at Disney World that said ‘In need of kidney.’ It worked
TBO.com
He was grateful the treatments were keeping him alive, but they were four hours long, three days a week, a challenging commitment for a single father of five working full time. He needed someone to give him a kidney. The search for a donor was

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29Jan/18

This man found a kidney donor after wearing a customized t-shirt to Disney World — here’s the inspiring story – INSIDER


INSIDER

This man found a kidney donor after wearing a customized t-shirt to Disney World — here’s the inspiring story
INSIDER
Leibowitz made sure to correct Sandoval’s assumption: it wasn’t his son, but rather he himself that needed the kidney. His doctors had informed him that he needed a transplant and placed him on donor lists — which can often result in seven to ten

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