Shoreline TimesSpreading the word helps find matching donors for organ transplants, experts sayShoreline TimesFor someone with kidney disease, that can mean five years on dialysis, moving slowly up the waiting list, until an organ from a deceased donor…
Center to study impact of wage reimbursement for living organ donors – NephrologyNews.com
NephrologyNews.comCenter to study impact of wage reimbursement for living organ donorsNephrologyNews.comIt currently provides travel and subsistence funds for nearly 1000 people per year who wish to become living organ donors to offset their expenses r…
University of Alberta hospital celebrates 50 years of kidney transplants – Edmonton Journal
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University of Alberta hospital celebrates 50 years of kidney transplants
Edmonton Journal 50: Percentage of successful kidney transplants from a deceased donor still functioning at 10 years. • 45: Years local transplant patient Freda Ainley has had her transplanted kidney, making it one of the longest surviving donor kidneys in the world. |
Human-pig embryos created by scientists in breakthrough for organ transplants – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukHuman-pig embryos created by scientists in breakthrough for organ transplantsTelegraph.co.ukScientists have created the first human-pig hybrids in a breakthrough which could pave the way for doctors to grow an unlimited supply of organs …
Boulder Weekly’s 23rd anniversary – Boulder Weekly
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Boulder Weekly’s 23rd anniversary
Boulder Weekly This week we’ll take a break from all the turmoil to celebrate our birthday and reflect on what it means to have been Boulder County’s “true independent voice” for nearly a quarter of a century. For one week we want to bask in the knowledge of the many … |
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Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent … |
Hybrid zoo: Introducing pig–human embryos and a rat–mouse – Nature.com
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Hybrid zoo: Introducing pig–human embryos and a rat–mouse
Nature.com Next, the researchers attempted to hybridize two distantly related species: humans and pigs. The team injected more than 1,400 pig embryos with one of three types of human … the human cells in the chimaeras have normal DNA structure and gene … |
Taylor makes 100th blood donation – Xenia Gazette
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Taylor makes 100th blood donation
Xenia Gazette Taylor usually donated at CBC mobile blood drives at DP&L up until the late ’90s before becoming a regular donor at the Dayton CBC Donor Center. He occasionally donated at the Xenia Masonic Center, Faith Community United Methodist Church, and the … |
The Medical Minute: Giving back through blood donation – Penn State News
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The Medical Minute: Giving back through blood donation
Penn State News Donating blood is a tangible way to help people who are struggling with serious health conditions, yet many people may not think about it or make time for it. In January – which the American Red Cross has dubbed National Blood Donor Month – blood bank … ‘Inspirational’ blood donors are praisedNorthumberland Gazette Please answer the call to bleed for SA in 2017Boksburg Advertiser |
CBCO in need of blood donations – Ozark Radio News
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CBCO in need of blood donations
Ozark Radio News “Since Thursday, the donation rate has picked up somewhat, but the fact remains that we’re distributing blood right now as fast as we get it processed,” CBCO Media Relations Representative Chris Pilgrim said. “We’re hopeful that we can sustain a higher … |