The Sydney Morning Herald |
Push to consider organ donation for all end-of-life patients in ICU after untapped pool of donors discovered
The Sydney Morning Herald She doesn’t know how her donor died; whether they were brain dead or died a circulatory death. Australia has large untapped pool of potential deceased organ donors that could save the lives of hundreds of patients waiting on transplant lists, suggests … |
Organ transplants can be boosted by increasing donations after circulatory death – Herald Sun
Herald Sun |
Organ transplants can be boosted by increasing donations after circulatory death
Herald Sun Most organ donations occur after brain death, but the Victorian-led research highlights the “untapped potential” of donation after circulatory death; where patients stop breathing or their heart stops beating. It recommends hospitals routinely assess … |
Organ donation turns tragedy into new life for Alexis man, 2 others – Galesburg Register-Mail
Galesburg Register-Mail |
Organ donation turns tragedy into new life for Alexis man, 2 others
Galesburg Register-Mail ALEXIS — On a Sunday morning in September 2016, two things weighed heavily on the hearts and minds of those in prayer at Cameron Christian Church: A 44-year-old Alexis father of four in desperate need of a kidney transplant, and a 21-year-old Chicago … |
DHA Blood Donation Centre launches “Dami” blood donation app – Zawya
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DHA Blood Donation Centre launches “Dami” blood donation app
Zawya Commenting on the app launch, Dr. Mai Raouf, Director of the Dubai Blood Donation Centre, said, “It will also allow blood donors to answer a donation eligibility questionnaire and read pre-donation educational materials through their mobile phones … |
DHA Blood Donation Centre launches “Dami” blood donation app – Zawya
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DHA Blood Donation Centre launches “Dami” blood donation app
Zawya Commenting on the app launch, Dr. Mai Raouf, Director of the Dubai Blood Donation Centre, said, “It will also allow blood donors to answer a donation eligibility questionnaire and read pre-donation educational materials through their mobile phones … |
Mum whose eight-year-old son is dying from liver failure says hospital has turned down five donors who could save … – WalesOnline
WalesOnline |
Mum whose eight-year-old son is dying from liver failure says hospital has turned down five donors who could save …
WalesOnline A live donor gives 30 per cent of their liver to a recipient. The donor’s liver regenerates to its original size within a few months. Since the guidelines came in to force 17 transplants have taken place from unrelated donors who knew who the recipient … |
How reckless blood banks turn killing fields – onmanorama
onmanorama |
How reckless blood banks turn killing fields
onmanorama A blood donor from central Kerala has a lot to say about the porous system prevalent in the state. He was supposed to be “clean”. He even had reports from a lab certifying that he had tested negative for a plethora of tests including ELISA which looks … |
As loyal blood donors age, industry is out for young blood – USA TODAY
USA TODAY |
As loyal blood donors age, industry is out for young blood
USA TODAY When Corinne Standefer retires as a volunteer from the Lane Blood Center in Eugene, Ore., this month, she will have donated 37 years of her life — and almost 19 gallons of blood. The 89-year-old gave her first pint decades ago to help a friend who had … |
Voluntary Blood Donation Camp organised at TATA Sponge Iron Ltd, Bileipada ,Joda – Odisha Diary
Odisha DiaryVoluntary Blood Donation Camp organised at TATA Sponge Iron Ltd, Bileipada ,JodaOdisha Diary… inaugurate the Camp in Presence of CFO Mr.S.K.Mishra, Jt.Secretary Indian Red Cross Mr.A.R.Khan,Mr.Rajesh Das Corporate Communicationits Its a r…
Organ donors honored at Rose Garden ceremony at Eisenhower … – Newsday
NewsdayOrgan donors honored at Rose Garden ceremony at Eisenhower …NewsdayOn her 32nd birthday in 2006, Jennifer Ruzek of Woolwich Township, New Jersey, gave a gift to her daughter: a portion of her liver, extracted.Rose garden re-dedicated to LI org…