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Blue Valley Coach Driskell leaves enduring legacy through organ …
fox4kc.com WESTWOOD, Kan. — In Blue Valley football coach Eric Driskell’s final hours, his family made a decision that will ensure his life’s work will live forever. “Coach … |
Have a heart, become a donor – Hanford Sentinel
Have a heart, become a donorHanford Sentinel… Donor Program reported each year, more than 12,000 people are diagnosed with diseases which require an infusion of stem cells; and over 70 percent are unable to find an appropriate match within their own …
After stray bullet kills Takiya Holmes, her family donates her organs … – Chicago Tribune
Chicago TribuneAfter stray bullet kills Takiya Holmes, her family donates her organs …Chicago TribuneA family member received a kidney from Takiya Holmes, who was killed by a stray bullet on the South Side, among other organ donations.and more &…
Demand for organ donations rises – Anderson Independent Mail
Anderson Independent MailDemand for organ donations risesAnderson Independent MailBrian Cape keeps his phone close, waiting for the call that could save his life. The Anderson man is one of around 1,000 people in South Carolina on the organ donor waiti…
Help Kenya beat hunger, US asks donors – The Standard (press release)
The Standard (press release)Help Kenya beat hunger, US asks donorsThe Standard (press release)US Ambassador Robert Godec is welcomed by Environment Cabinet Secretary Judi Wangalwa Wakhungu at The Junction where he talked to girls from various schools o…
A nation of Eddie Johnsons: 98000 reasons to expand organ donation – Chicago Tribune
Chicago TribuneA nation of Eddie Johnsons: 98000 reasons to expand organ donationChicago TribuneBut at the moment, despite his high-profile job, Johnson is just another of 98,000 people on the national waiting list for kidneys. The sad statistics: On a…
Alex alum helps match donors, patients – Alexandria Echo Press
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Alex alum helps match donors, patients
Alexandria Echo Press Each year, there are more than 14,000 patients diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers, like leukemia or lymphoma or other diseases for which a marrow or cord blood transplant from an unrelated donor may be the patient’s best or only hope of a … |
More Tennessee Students Are Turning to Online Fundraising for Help With Tuition – Memphis Flyer (blog)
Memphis Flyer (blog)More Tennessee Students Are Turning to Online Fundraising for Help With TuitionMemphis Flyer (blog)GoFundMe, the DIY online fundraising platform, says that Tennessee students collected $1.3 million in tuition and education-related d…
Emory performs first HIV-positive kidney transplant in Georgia – MDJOnline.com
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Emory performs first HIV-positive kidney transplant in Georgia
MDJOnline.com The Emory Transplant Center has performed its first HIV-positive kidney transplant from an HIV-positive deceased donor, made possible by the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act. Not only was this Emory’s first HIV to HIV kidney transplant, it is also the first … |
Transplantation Candidacy in MDS – OncLive
OncLiveTransplantation Candidacy in MDSOncLivePanelists: Vinod Pullarkat, MD, City of Hope Medical Center; Jamile Shammo, MD, Rush University Medical Center; Rami S. Komrokji, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center; Thomas Prebet, MD, PhD, Yale Cancer Center; Ellen…