Organ donation saves livesECM PublishersIn July of last year, he received a double lung transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Tim lives with his wife, Keri, on Rush Lake. On April 5, Keri and Tim shared their story at the Rush City Library. Keri …
Mega Blood donation camp on May 8 – Avenue Mail
Mega Blood donation camp on May 8Avenue MailJamshedpur, May 5: Red Cross Society will be organising blood donation camp at Red Cross Bhawan in Sakchi on Monday, May 8. Ahead of the camp, a meeting was held on Friday where the members decided to create …
Nebraska family shares both sides of organ donation on the ‘Today … – Kearney Hub
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Nebraska family shares both sides of organ donation on the ‘Today …
Kearney Hub It all began 10 years ago when Tiffany Plager’s mother, June Erwin of Laurel, was the recipient of a donor liver. |
TRUSTEES: Gateway budget, Chinese director approved – BP News
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TRUSTEES: Gateway budget, Chinese director approved
BP News Gateway President Jeff Iorg noted that the budget was the first in four years that did not include special revenue or expense line items related to the relocation. … “Our donors — and new donors — continue to amaze us with their generosity,” Iorg said. |
Antivirals Allow for HCV-Infected Organs to be Transplanted – Specialty Pharmacy Times
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Antivirals Allow for HCV-Infected Organs to be Transplanted
Specialty Pharmacy Times “We started this trial in the hopes that, if successful, we could open up an entirely new pool of donor organs, and effectively transplant hundreds, if not thousands, more patients who are awaiting a lifesaving organ,” said trial co-leader David S … |
Are the secrets of healthy ageing within ‘young blood’? – Nature.com
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Are the secrets of healthy ageing within ‘young blood’?
Nature.com The findings, reported by Joseph Castellano and colleagues, are the first to show that proteins from human blood can improve age-related reductions in synaptic plasticity and cognition in aged mice. Ageing is characterized by a decline in cellular … |
Be The Match: Marrow drive at CRFR – St. Helens Chronicle
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Be The Match: Marrow drive at CRFR
St. Helens Chronicle For thousands of patients with life-threatening diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma, a marrow transplant from an unrelated donor is their best or only hope for a cure. These patients depend on the Be The Match Registry to find a match – and a second … |
Dying Matters Awareness Week – What can you do? – Telegraph.co.uk
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Dying Matters Awareness Week – What can you do?
Telegraph.co.uk Each year in May, Dying Matters and its coalition members host an Awareness Week to place the importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement firmly on the national agenda. With 83% of the British population admitting they were uncomfortable … |
This New App Is Tinder For Sperm And Egg Donors – HuffPost (blog)
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This New App Is Tinder For Sperm And Egg Donors
HuffPost (blog) But demand for surrogates and gametes ― the technical term for sperm and oocytes, or immature eggs ― continues to rise. More than 20 percent of in vitro fertilization-related births in the U.S. now involve third parties. Use of donor eggs and embryos … |
Organ donation: Opt-in or opt-out? – EJ Insight
EJ InsightOrgan donation: Opt-in or opt-out?EJ InsightA recent case in which a dying mother was saved by a liver donor has fueled intense discussions in Hong Kong. Tang Kwai-si, 43, suffered from an acute liver failure but her daughter could not donate…