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‘Angel’ donates kidney to husband
Cherry Hill Courier Post He doubts he would live long enough to receive a new kidney from a deceased donor, a three- to five-year wait. “There’s not enough donors out there for everybody who needs organs,” Angel Fox said. The couple can hardly wait for their his-and-hers … |
Twins who died in tragic fire save 10 lives through organ donation – Canoe
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Twins who died in tragic fire save 10 lives through organ donation
Canoe There is a mismatch between the number of people who support organ donation, and those who take the step of registering for donation. In Ontario, about 85 per cent of residents are in favour of donation — but the current registration rate is only 31 … |
DKMS Creates Celebrity Driven #Castingforahero Campaign – Yahoo Finance
DKMS Creates Celebrity Driven #Castingforahero CampaignYahoo FinanceDKMS, the international non-profit leading the fight against blood cancer, teamed with the film industry and launched #CastingforaHero, a campaign designed to …and more &ra…
Register to be an organ donor at Baptist Health Lexington; Donor Family Quilt on display Friday – Lexington Herald Leader
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Register to be an organ donor at Baptist Health Lexington; Donor Family Quilt on display Friday
Lexington Herald Leader Baptist Health Lexington will staff a table every day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Friday outside the hospital’s main cafeteria to provide information about organ and tissue donation and offer an opportunity to join the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry … |
Capitol Report – Webster County Citizen
Capitol ReportWebster County CitizenSupporters say the bill would help reduce the number of drug and alcohol related overdoses if people are not afraid of getting in trouble if they call for help for themselves or others. The sponsor of the bill said t…
Editorial: Andrew Little’s defamation action has resonated – New Zealand Herald
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Editorial: Andrew Little’s defamation action has resonated
New Zealand Herald The Hagamans won the hotel contract in Niue Island in a tender at arms length from the Government and Little had to concede he had no grounds of suggesting it was related to the donation at the last election. The Labour leader, and perhaps others who … |
Transplant Survivors Meet Donors for First Time at City of Hope’s … – Yahoo Finance
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Transplant Survivors Meet Donors for First Time at City of Hope’s …
Yahoo Finance Los Angeles resident Sergio Ramirez (center, pictured here with his family) will meet his donor at City of Hope’s Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion on Friday, … |
Transplant Survivors Meet Donors for First Time at City of Hope’s 41st Annual Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion – Business Wire (press release)
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Transplant Survivors Meet Donors for First Time at City of Hope’s 41st Annual Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion
Business Wire (press release) Rancho Cucamonga resident Evan Braggs, 32, is also elated to meet his donor at this year’s BMT reunion. It’s long overdue – Braggs received his transplant in 2005. He was 20 years old and battling a devastating blood disease, aplastic anemia. The … |
Cheyenne’s Day of Giving provides an opportunity to save a life – Wyoming Business Report
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Cheyenne’s Day of Giving provides an opportunity to save a life
Wyoming Business Report The odds are worse for minorities, since bone marrow type is based partly on ethnic background – while Caucasians can find an unrelated donor 75 percent of the time, the percentage drops to the 40s for Hispanic and Asian patients, and 25 percent for … |
How Spain became the world leader in organ transplants – CTV News
CTV NewsHow Spain became the world leader in organ transplantsCTV NewsThat means there were 43.4 organ donors per million inhabitants last year, a world record, up from 40.2 donors in 2015. By comparison in the United States there were just 28.2 donors…