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Cancer-free after liver transplant
The Straits Times In Western countries, deceased donor liver transplants are more common than living related donors, said Professor Pierce Chow, senior consultant surgeon at National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS). “The reverse is true in most Asian countries. |
Organ transplant from dead legalised in UAE – Khaleej Times
Khaleej TimesOrgan transplant from dead legalised in UAEKhaleej TimesDr Amin Hussein Al Amiri, assistant undersecretary for public health policy and licensing sector at the ministry, said the decree complements the national programme for organ transpla…
ACMH Raises Ceremonial Flag for Organ Donors – The Kittanning Paper
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ACMH Raises Ceremonial Flag for Organ Donors
The Kittanning Paper Every ten minutes, someone is added to the list as being in need of a transplant. To raise awareness of the importance of organ donors, ACMH Hospital erected a flag on the front lawn that simply says: “Donate Life”. ACMH Hospital President and CEO John … |
Donors Needed: Your Bone Marrow Can Save Another’s Life | WTVC – WTVC
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Donors Needed: Your Bone Marrow Can Save Another’s Life | WTVC
WTVC In the United States, someone receives a blood cancer diagnosis every three minutes. For many of them, a blood or marrow transplant is the only hope for a cure … |
John Oliver targets dialysis, a procedure that’s exhausting, deadly, and very profitable – Vox
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John Oliver targets dialysis, a procedure that’s exhausting, deadly, and very profitable
Vox If that’s a step too far, you can also sign up as a deceased donor, and tell your family that you want your organs donated upon your death. Deceased donor organs are less helpful to recipients than living donor organs, but they’re definitely better … |
HCV-Infected Kidneys May Change Organ Transplant Medicine – Contagionlive.com
Contagionlive.comHCV-Infected Kidneys May Change Organ Transplant MedicineContagionlive.comHowever, a group of scientists from Penn Medicine launched the first clinical trial that would transplant kidneys from deceased donors infected with HCV to uninf…
Handful of rich school-choice donors spend big in California – Education Week (subscription)
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Handful of rich school-choice donors spend big in California
Education Week (subscription) Much of the funding for California’s pro-school choice groups and candidates comes from a handful of very wealthy donors, including the founders of Netflix and The Gap and children of Wal-Mart creator Sam Walton. An Associated Press analysis of top … |
Massachusetts’ school ballot fight 2nd costliest since 2000 – Education Week (subscription)
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Massachusetts’ school ballot fight 2nd costliest since 2000
Education Week (subscription) BOSTON (AP) — The fight over the 2016 ballot question aimed at expanding charter schools in Massachusetts was the second costliest school choice-related initiative in the county since 2000. An Associated Press review of donations to school choice … |
Palestinian, Jewish teens saved by organ donation from each other’s family – Jerusalem Post Israel News
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Palestinian, Jewish teens saved by organ donation from each other’s family
Jerusalem Post Israel News In the first stage, the two donors were brought into operating rooms for removal of one kidney each, and the organs were prepared for transplant. This procedure took three hours. Then the recipients were wheeled into the operating rooms to undergo … |
Decree paves way for cadaver organ donation – gulfnews.com
Hong Kong Free PressDecree paves way for cadaver organ donationgulfnews.comThe UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has issued a new decree on declaration of death that will facilitate organ transplantation from cadavers, officials said on Monday. The…