29Mar/17

McClure catches up with Fulnecky in fundraising for mayor’s race as election nears – Springfield News-Leader


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McClure catches up with Fulnecky in fundraising for mayor’s race as election nears
Springfield News-Leader
McClure and the incumbents are backed and financed largely by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and the related Springfield Good Government Committee. They have also been endorsed by the union that represents Springfield firefighters.

28Mar/17

Heart recipient plays in charity hockey game honouring Calgary organ donor – Globalnews.ca


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Heart recipient plays in charity hockey game honouring Calgary organ donor
Globalnews.ca
WATCH: Calgary Christian School hosted the fifth annual Marit Cup Tuesday, in honour of Marit McKenzie, whose organs helped six other Canadians after she died in January 2013. As Kris Laudien reports, this year, the recipient of her heart, Tanner …
Tanner Fitzpatrick met the parents of Marit McKenzie, the girl whose heart now beats in his chest: ‘It’s your heart now’Calgary Sun
Heartfelt reunion at Calgary hockey tournamentMetroNews Canada
Fortney: Heart recipient plays in goal for donor’s annual fundraiserCalgary Herald
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28Mar/17

Donors give life with organ transplants – WBIR-TV


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Donors give life with organ transplants
WBIR-TV
Some came from living donors and some came from deceased donors. “My donor was 17 years old. He died in a car accident. And it worked perfect and 26 years later it is still kicking. And that’s exciting,” Billy Jarvis said. Jarvis and Mike Fuller are
Harris plans opt-out register for transplant donors – The Irish TimesIrish Times
Nearly 300 patients enjoying improved life after vital organ …Irish Mirror
Calgary man donates kidney to old schoolmate after Facebook ‘want ad’ caught his eyeGlobalnews.ca
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28Mar/17

BL-8040 Is Effective at Mobilizing Bone Marrow Cells for Transplant, Clinical Trial Shows – Lymphoma News Today

BL-8040 Is Effective at Mobilizing Bone Marrow Cells for Transplant, Clinical Trial Shows
Lymphoma News Today
Each pair is composed of a patient with an advanced hematological malignancy — such as leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma — and a matched sibling or unrelated donor. The study’s primary endpoint, or yardstick, is BL-8040’s ability to mobilize …

28Mar/17

Ashland police dedicate car to organ donation awareness – The Independent


The Independent

Ashland police dedicate car to organ donation awareness
The Independent
She went in for a test, ready to part with a major organ to preserve the life of her future husband. “They said I couldn’t be any more of a match unless I was related to him,” said Michelle, weeping as the couple embraced. Other living donors shared
Living Organ Donors: Proposed Tax Deduction Could Help Defray …Hartford Courant

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28Mar/17

Bernville man achieves 100-gallon blood donation milestone – Boyertown Berk Montgomery Newspapers

Bernville man achieves 100-gallon blood donation milestoneBoyertown Berk Montgomery NewspapersMark Reimert of Bernville reached the 100-gallon donation level with Miller-Keystone Blood Center on March 27. Pictured making a blood donation is Reimert wit…

28Mar/17

Japan performs first transplant of donor iPS cells – Nikkei Asian Review


Nikkei Asian Review

Japan performs first transplant of donor iPS cells
Nikkei Asian Review
OSAKA — Researchers transplanted induced pluripotent stem cells derived from donors into a patient in Kobe Tuesday, in the first such trial using cells not from the patient — an advance with hopeful implications for Japanese regenerative medicine
Japanese man is first to receive ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells from another personNature.com

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