05Sep/17

There’s Only One Day’s Supply Of The Universal Blood Type Left – Junkee


Junkee

There’s Only One Day’s Supply Of The Universal Blood Type Left
Junkee
The massive cold and flu season we’ve been having has caused lots of people to cancel their blood donation appointments, meaning reserves of O-Negative blood have dropped to just one day’s supply. The Blood Service now need an extra 3000 people to …

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05Sep/17

Hero dog saves poorly pooch’s life with blood donation – Scottish Daily Record


Scottish Daily Record

Hero dog saves poorly pooch’s life with blood donation
Scottish Daily Record
Hero dog saves poorly pooch’s life with blood donation. Border collie Casey was desperately ill when doner Ishka, a Retriever Labrador cross from East Lothian, came to her rescue. Share; Comments. BySarah Vesty. 06:00, 5 SEP 2017; Updated 08:00, …

05Sep/17

Baby heart transplant recipient inspires social media campaign to thank organ donor family – KOMO News


KOMO News

Baby heart transplant recipient inspires social media campaign to thank organ donor family
KOMO News
Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a national charity that helps raise money for transplant-related expenses. The Koenig family said volunteers are raising money for COTA in honor of patients like Ezra. Bothell volunteers are hoping to

05Sep/17

More than a HUNDRED people die in Leicestershire waiting for an organ transplant – Leicester Mercury


Leicester Mercury

More than a HUNDRED people die in Leicestershire waiting for an organ transplant
Leicester Mercury
Anthony Clarkson, assistant director of organ donation and transplantation for NHS Blood and Transplant, said: “It’s a tragedy that people are dying unnecessarily every year in Leicestershire waiting for transplants. “We know that if everyone who

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