07Oct/16

‘Mixed Marrow’ Doc Hopes to Educate, Encourage Bone Marrow Donation – NBCNews.com


NBCNews.com

‘Mixed Marrow’ Doc Hopes to Educate, Encourage Bone Marrow Donation
NBCNews.com
Athena Mari Asklipiadis started the California-based Mixed Marrow in 2009 after her aunt passed away from lymphoma. Asklipiadis — who is multiracial like her aunt — saw firsthand the complications multiracial people face when trying to find a bone

07Oct/16

New York lags behind nation on organ donation – Times Herald-Record


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New York lags behind nation on organ donation
Times Herald-Record
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York continues to trail the nation when it comes to organ donation. According to numbers released Thursday by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, 26 percent of New Yorkers are signed up on the organ donor registry, compared …
Changes in NY Policy Could Help Lift State’s Organ Donation Rate from Second Lowest in CountryWAER
Heart transplant teen urges organ donor signupThe Journal News | LoHud.com
It Might Be Time to Relax Our Standards for Organ Donation. Here’s Why.Big Think (blog)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle –Times of Malta
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07Oct/16

14 members of blood donation team lose jobs as part of NHS attempts to cut wage bill – Gloucestershire Live


Gloucestershire Live

14 members of blood donation team lose jobs as part of NHS attempts to cut wage bill
Gloucestershire Live
Members of the Gloucester blood donation team will lose their jobs as part of NHS attempts to cuts its wage bill. A total of 14 people who work for NHS Blood and Transport have been released as one of Gloucester’s mobile collection teams closes.

07Oct/16

‘Life is better with just one kidney’, organ donor says – Times of Malta


Times of Malta

‘Life is better with just one kidney’, organ donor says
Times of Malta
Since Mr Muscat’s donation, there have been a handful of other unrelated donations and he hopes the number would rise because the change he saw in organ receivers was “a small miracle”. “Some might be sceptical but the support group has seen several …

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