Scottish Daily RecordOur people: Blood donor champions Billy and Crawford have helped save lives for decadesScottish Daily RecordGrandad-of-five Billy, 67, has been a registered blood donor for nearly 50 years. The retired engineer, who is now a platel…
New blood donation rules having impact in region – The North Bay Nugget
New blood donation rules having impact in regionThe North Bay NuggetNew blood donation guidelines are having a detrimental effect on mobile blood donor clinics, according to the Canadian Blood Services territory manager for Sudbury and Northern Ontario…
Draft revision of Red Cross society law eyes more transparency – Xinhua
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Draft revision of Red Cross society law eyes more transparency
Xinhua The third reading, however, specified that Red Cross societies could “participate in and promote” blood, body and organ donations, and could participate in and carry out “work related to” stem cell donations. It also said leading supervisors at all Red … |
An act of kindness: Mount Jewett resident to receive part of liver from friend – Bradford Era
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An act of kindness: Mount Jewett resident to receive part of liver from friend
Bradford Era “The liver doesn’t divert fluids like it’s supposed to so it all builds up and I have to go once a week to Warren and they drain ten to twelve pounds of fluid off me every week,” said Pearson. “And then when the fluid builds up it puts pressure on my … |
Opioid overdoses lead to more organ donations – KARE
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Opioid overdoses lead to more organ donations
KARE Larson works for Life Source, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives through organ, eye and tissue donation in the Upper Midwest. Last year, Larson said this region saw an increase among organ donors who died of opioid overdoses. “We … |
Highway patrol steps in to increase organ donation – Elko Daily Free Press
Elko Daily Free PressHighway patrol steps in to increase organ donationElko Daily Free PressBesides the low donor registration rate, in the past registered donors who died outside of a hospital were often unable to provide their final gift to humanity …
Mom Makes Heartbreaking Decision to Carry Baby to Term So That She Can Be an Organ Donor – Babble (blog)
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Mom Makes Heartbreaking Decision to Carry Baby to Term So That She Can Be an Organ Donor
Babble (blog) When Keri Young and her husband, Royce, of New Orleans were told that their baby did not have a brain at their 19-week ultrasound, they broke down in sobs. And yet, through her tears, Keri’s thoughts moved beyond the heartbreak for her daughter, whom … |
Museum of History’s new exhibit receives $3M donation – Ottawa Citizen
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Museum of History’s new exhibit receives $3M donation
Ottawa Citizen The Rossy Family Foundation has donated $3 million to support the Museum’s new signature exhibition — the Canadian History Hall — and the development of related educational programming for students throughout the country. In recognition of the gift … |
Rising Sun man taking advantage of life-saving liver transplant – Cecil Whig
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Rising Sun man taking advantage of life-saving liver transplant
Cecil Whig By September, I had the cancer removed, and two weeks later I found out I’m cancer free. But two days later I started getting really sick,” Rouselle said. As it turned out, his liver was crashing. He spent a weekend … “When I saw [The Transplant … |
Supt. Eddie Johnson reveals he could get kidney transplant within a month – WLS-TV
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Supt. Eddie Johnson reveals he could get kidney transplant within a month
WLS-TV But the superintendent was quick to point out that this is about much more than just him. Tuesday’s summit was planned to raise awareness that 4,700 patients in Illinois are waiting for a lifesaving transplant. The hope is to increase organ donations … |