11Oct/17

Will Facebook’s Blood Donor Registration Feature Aid India’s Blood Banks? – The Wire


The Wire

Will Facebook’s Blood Donor Registration Feature Aid India’s Blood Banks?
The Wire
In India, a new Facebook feature to register users as blood donors has attracted mixed reactions from the public. The feature will allow individuals and hospitals in need of blood to notify nearby donors, by creating posts that include information like

11Oct/17

Blood donation camp at Raj Nivas – The Hindu

The HinduBlood donation camp at Raj NivasThe HinduRaj Nivas on Monday organised a blood donation camp led by Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi. According to a press note, the camp was organised in association with Jipmer to complement the ongoing efforts in cont…

10Oct/17

Our reforms won’t eradicate the transplant list entirely but they will help cut the time people have to wait for organ – Mirror.co.uk


Mirror.co.uk

Our reforms won’t eradicate the transplant list entirely but they will help cut the time people have to wait for organ
Mirror.co.uk
At the moment, anyone wishing to donate their organs needs to opt in via the registration and organ donor card scheme run by NHS Blood and Transplant. Our proposals would mean the NHS could presume consent has been given for the organs to be used …
New report offers framework for research on organ transplantationMedical Xpress
Doctors dwell upon need for donating organs at DMCHThe Tribune
Eve backs PM’s stance on donation of organsEcho

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10Oct/17

Wake Forest Baptist gets $10 million for kidney donor research to aid recipients’ survival – Winston-Salem Journal


Winston-Salem Journal

Wake Forest Baptist gets $10 million for kidney donor research to aid recipients’ survival
Winston-Salem Journal
Determining why kidneys donated from deceased black donors fail more rapidly than those from deceased white donors is the focus of two federal $5 million grants received by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers. The grants from the National …

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