08Sep/16

Northern Trust supports Organ Donation Week in Causeway area – Ballymoney and Moyle Times


Ballymoney and Moyle Times

Northern Trust supports Organ Donation Week in Causeway area
Ballymoney and Moyle Times
The Campaign, being run by the Public Health Agency, is using the strapline ‘Turn an end into a beginning’ and aims to raise awareness of the issue of organ donation in Northern Ireland. Recent figures indicate that 38% of people in Northern Ireland

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08Sep/16

Brave Heathfield dad cycles for organ donation week – Sussex Express


Sussex Express

Brave Heathfield dad cycles for organ donation week
Sussex Express
A Heathfield dad is ‘cycling’ the 80.7 kilometres from his home to London to raise the profile of Organ Donation Week (September 5-11.) Gareth Jones, 37, is tackling the marathon ride on an exercise bike at Go:Ver Gym in Broad Oak. But he’s not asking
Top tips for talking to your partner about organ donationFemaleFirst.co.uk
Top professor calls for more organ donors from British ethnic minoritiesEasterneye (press release) (subscription)
Hospital penguins and rhino help promote organ donation weekThe Argus
Scottish Daily Record –East London and West Essex Guardian Series
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08Sep/16

Cord-Blood Transplants Show Promise for Leukemia – WebMD


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Cord-Blood Transplants Show Promise for Leukemia
WebMD
If a compatible bone marrow or stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor wasn’t available, the patients got either a cord-blood transplant or an incompatible bone marrow or stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor, Milano said. “Our study showed
Cord-blood transplants could be new answer for cancer patientsThe Seattle Times
Cord Blood HSCT Better for High-Risk Leukemia PatientsMedscape
Cord-Blood Transplant Shows Potential As Leukemia TreatmentTech Times
Fred Hutch News Service –New England Journal of Medicine
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08Sep/16

Our View: Organ donation system should include stronger incentives – Press Herald


Press Herald

Our View: Organ donation system should include stronger incentives
Press Herald
But kidney organ recipients have a five-year survival rate of 92 percent for kidneys from living donors and higher than 83 percent from deceased donors. There are, however, around 120,000 people waiting to receive organ donations in the U.S., up from
GWH calls for more organ donors as numbers fallThe Wiltshire Gazette and Herald
Four in ten families say no to organ donationITV News
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital doctors urged residents to donate organs and save livesSouthwark News
The Voice Online –East London and West Essex Guardian Series
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