A transplant and a cure: Penn team eradicates hepatitis C in 10 patients following lifesaving transplants from …EurekAlert (press release)CHICAGO — Ten patients at Penn Medicine have been cured of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving kid…
From tragedy to triumph – Hibbing Daily Tribune
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From tragedy to triumph
Hibbing Daily Tribune “I do it to tell my unique story, bring awareness to people of organ donation and what organ donation means,” Lyngaas said. “A lot of people say, ‘Yeah, I’m an organ donor,’ but they don’t really know what that means or what that impact has on one’s … |
Blood donation refused for pot smoking – Times Colonist
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Blood donation refused for pot smoking
Times Colonist My refusal to donate my healthy Canadian blood is because the clinic technician informed me that because I had smoked pot in the previous 12 hours, I was considered “impaired” to sign my consent stating that I believed my blood would not make people … |
11 years later, Ottawa family reflects on ‘miracle’ organ donation – CBC – CBC.ca
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11 years later, Ottawa family reflects on ‘miracle’ organ donation – CBC
CBC.ca Nearly 11 years after receiving a new heart and lungs from a donor, James Luff and his family reflect on how organ donation changed their lives. |
Blood donations sought during Trauma Awareness Month – New Baltimore Voice Newspapers
New Baltimore Voice NewspapersBlood donations sought during Trauma Awareness MonthNew Baltimore Voice NewspapersThe American Red Cross is urging eligible donors of all blood types to make a donation during Trauma Awareness Month. Each year, trauma acco…
Mother shares son’s organ, story to promote donation – Lancaster Eagle Gazette
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Mother shares son’s organ, story to promote donation
Lancaster Eagle Gazette LANCASTER – Steven Reid died in 2014, but his mother, Sharon Reid, can still hear her son’s heart beat. Literally. That’s because he donated his heart, lungs, liver, pancreas and kidneys after his death so others could live. HIs donation benefitted … |
Lives intertwined for transplant recipient, donor family – Greensboro News & Record
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Lives intertwined for transplant recipient, donor family
Greensboro News & Record It can take years to find a match for people needing kidney transplants. Regionally (in the Carolinas, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee), 44.4 percent of donors were genetically related to the recipient, according to Betty Crandall, the administrative … |
A plea for organ donors to register online – St. Catharines Standard
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A plea for organ donors to register online
St. Catharines Standard But working through the hospital and the Trillium Gift of Life to keep the exchange anonymous, Rogerson has been in contacted his family. Months after his transplant surgery, Rogerson sent a letter to the donor’s family, and soon received a reply from … |
Kidney donors and recipients embrace act that gives life – News … – Gainesville Sun
Gainesville SunKidney donors and recipients embrace act that gives life – News …Gainesville SunApril is National Donate Life Month, a designated time to honor living and deceased donors who gave so others could live.and more »
Blood texts aim to encourage people to donate more often to save lives – ABC Online
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Blood texts aim to encourage people to donate more often to save lives
ABC Online I did not book a follow-up appointment, but one week later I got a text message saying that my blood donation was already at work, saving lives at Logan Hospital, south of Brisbane. I must admit, it gave me a boost — I felt like I had made a … |