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Nurse asking people to sign up as bone-marrow donors – Star Courier
Kewanee Star Courier Emily Groter, a pediatric nurse at Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria, is asking area residents to register as potential bone-marrow donors. |
Women mark 5-year anniversary of organ donation chain – Zanesville Times Recorder
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Women mark 5-year anniversary of organ donation chain
Zanesville Times Recorder With living donors, Chris Wilson, Wilson’s husband, said the organs are more viable and have a greater longevity compared to organs from deceased donors. There is a far better chance that doctors will know exactly what the donor organ has been through. |
Emory performs first HIV-positive kidney transplant from HIV-positive deceased donor – Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Business ChronicleEmory performs first HIV-positive kidney transplant from HIV-positive deceased donorAtlanta Business ChronicleEmory Transplant Center performed its first HIV-positive kidney transplant from an HIV-positive deceased donor. The …
UC Davis Leads the Nation in Kidney Transplants – Benzinga
UC Davis Leads the Nation in Kidney TransplantsBenzingaDue to a shortage of available organs, surgery happens for less than a fifth of the 100,000 people on kidney transplant waitlists in the U.S. One reason for that gap is the number of deceased donor…
Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding voluntary blood donation among adult residents of Harar town, Eastern … – Dove Medical Press
Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding voluntary blood donation among adult residents of Harar town, Eastern …Dove Medical PressBackground: The availability of safe blood and blood products is a critical factor in improving health care. In Ethio…
Martinican blood donors help shed new light on the Zika virus – Medical Xpress
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Martinican blood donors help shed new light on the Zika virus
Medical Xpress ‘This new research suggests that Aravive-S6 may also be able to block infection by ZIKV and some related viruses, such as dengue virus, which share methods of cell entry and infection,’ Ray Tabibiazar, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of … |
Stark County community to swab their cheeks at DKMS Bone Marrow Registration Drive – The Stark County News
Stark County community to swab their cheeks at DKMS Bone Marrow Registration DriveThe Stark County NewsWyoming resident Elizabeth Groter has partnered with DKMS, the nonprofit leading the fight against blood cancer, to host a bone marrow registration d…
Eugene Melnyk launches campaign to shorten organ transplant wait times – The Globe and Mail
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Eugene Melnyk launches campaign to shorten organ transplant wait times
The Globe and Mail “It’s not something we’re doing right now.” While the initial phase will focus on deceased donors, the next phase will encourage people to consider live donations, Melnyk said. “It’s got to be the most rewarding experience possible,” he said. “It’s the … |
Russellville High holds largest blood donation event in three states – whnt.com
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Russellville High holds largest blood donation event in three states
whnt.com “We just came out of a very severe blood emergency we call it, and we are doing a little bit better,” explained Mario Sedlock, a Donation’s Coordinator for the Red Cross. “But we have a long way to go until we have what we feel is a comfortable level … |
Senators owner Melnyk cautiously optimistic about his team’s chances – The Telegram
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Senators owner Melnyk cautiously optimistic about his team’s chances
The Telegram Melnyk, who received a live liver donation in May 2015, wants to take an active role in creating more awareness about organ donation. “Being on … With the trade deadline two weeks away, the Senators are still interested in adding a few pieces … Eugene Melnyk survived because of a liver transplant. Then he created The Organ Project.Sports Illustrated |