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71-year-old donates kidney to her younger sister
Daily News & Analysis … four months came to an end after her elder sister decided to fly back from UK in order to donate one of her kidneys. Two weeks ago, while 65-year-old Navaz Patuck was suffering from kidney failure, her 71-year-old sister Gulcheher Philips agreed to … |
Vijayawada in desperate need of blood – The New Indian Express
The New Indian ExpressVijayawada in desperate need of bloodThe New Indian ExpressVIJAYAWADA: Almost 10 of the 16 blood banks in the city are facing an acute shortage of blood as donors are not coming forward to donate blood. The problem is such that go…
Blood donation camp organized at MBSCET – Daily Excelsior
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Blood donation camp organized at MBSCET
Daily Excelsior JAMMU, Mar 18: A blood donation camp “Mahadaan – 2”, was organized at Mahant Bachittar Singh College of Engineering & Technology, in collaboration with J&K Thalassemia Welfare Society, Department of Blood transfusion (GMC), Jammu, ‘Rotary Club … |
RTE reporter Vivienne Traynor opens up about donating kidney to her nephew – Irish Mirror
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RTE reporter Vivienne Traynor opens up about donating kidney to her nephew
Irish Mirror The Irish Kidney Association’s Organ Donor Awareness Week 2017 runs from April 1-8. It aims remind people to let loved ones know about their wishes and to support the IKA by buying a ‘forget-me-not’ flower. Martin has rounded up a large group of … |
Organ donation still a taboo for people – The Asian Age
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Organ donation still a taboo for people
The Asian Age Sample this — according to figures with the National Organ Transplant and Tissue Organisation (NOTTO), while there is a demand for two lakh kidney transplants annually, only 8,000 are being done. Similarly, around 50,000 people need liver transplants … Meet to frame rules for organ transplantThe Hindu Kidney donation will help ailing colleagueIndiana Gazette Record numbers of living kidney donor transplantsIrish Medical News Irish Mirror all 5 news articles » |
Here, pink is for saving lives – The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
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Here, pink is for saving lives
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka With so much dependent on the right match, the BMT Unit also has access to two international donor registries – DKMS, the German Registry and Dathri, the Indian Registry — in case there is a need to find non-related donors for their patients. Its … |
Chester 9-year-old battling leukemia in urgent need of donor – Daily Record
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Chester 9-year-old battling leukemia in urgent need of donor
Daily Record A large donor list is critical because 70 percent of people suffering from blood related illnesses must rely on donors outside their families to save their lives, according to DKMS. “We need a greater representation of people on the registry to have a … |
After two bone marrow transplants, one local family is hoping a third does the trick – Durham Herald Sun
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After two bone marrow transplants, one local family is hoping a third does the trick
Durham Herald Sun Despite two successful bone marrow donations from his brother Max to address Henry’s severe aplastic anemia — a disease in which the bone marrow doesn’t make enough blood cells for the body — is in need of a rare third bone marrow donation, which … |
New York teen gets 200 offers from potential kidney donors – WTSP.com
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New York teen gets 200 offers from potential kidney donors
WTSP.com His doctor says only a kidney transplant or long-term dialysis will save his life. In 2009 he did have a kidney transplant from a deceased donor, but a day later, the kidney failed. “He ended up having to have a full nephrectomy. All of his kidneys are … |
Free And Cheap Things To Do In London This Week: 20-26 March 2017 – Londonist
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Free And Cheap Things To Do In London This Week: 20-26 March 2017
Londonist FOOTPRINTS OF MEMORY: This exhibition at Amnesty International’s Shoreditch offices is raising awareness of people — particularly students — who have disappeared in Mexico in recent years. It features 40 pairs of shoes worn …. WATER OF LIFE: St … |