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Indore: Insurance scheme for blood donation motivates donors …
Free Press Journal Indore: Blood donation is a great donation. When any patient needs blood and they get it on time, his/her life is saved; it is considered a godly deed or a blessing … HCM City supports voluntary blood donations amid debate on draft …VietNamNet Bridge Give it up, Sabetha! – The Sabetha HeraldThe Sabetha Herald Inc. |
Positive drug tests for BC organ donors on the rise – The Province
The ProvincePositive drug tests for BC organ donors on the riseThe ProvinceClose to a quarter of B.C. organ donors tested positive for drugs in their system at the time of death in 2016, according to latest B.C. Transplant data. The 23 per cent figure …
Canada eyeing changes to blood donor rules | Toronto Star – Toronto Star
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Canada eyeing changes to blood donor rules | Toronto Star
Toronto Star Advocacy groups have criticized the country’s rules — which list a year of abstinence as donor eligibility criteria for men who have had sex with another man … |
Fueled By Opioid Deaths, Organ Transplant Rates Reach Record High – TheFix.com
TheFix.comFueled By Opioid Deaths, Organ Transplant Rates Reach Record HighTheFix.comIn 2015, organ transplants increased by 8.5%, totaling 33,606 transplants across the country last year. The number of transplants has risen 19.8% since 2012, driven in…
HMC performs Qatar’s first liver transplant from living donor – The Peninsula Qatar
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HMC performs Qatar’s first liver transplant from living donor
The Peninsula Qatar Since the commencement of the liver transplant programme at HMC all transplants were performed from deceased donors. The latest transplant takes the total number of liver transplants in Qatar to 17. Each year, between 20 and 25 patients are added to … |
East Tennessee family benefits from MEDIC blood donations – WATE 6 On Your Side
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East Tennessee family benefits from MEDIC blood donations
WATE 6 On Your Side KNOXVILLE (WATE) – This week is Roll Up Your Sleeve Week, encouraging you to donate your blood through MEDIC Regional Blood Center during a month when its supply gets low. Many families in East Tennessee have stories about how MEDIC has … |
Opt-out system for organ donation? – Jersey Evening Post
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Opt-out system for organ donation?
Jersey Evening Post AN opt-out system of organ donation – where people would have to choose to come off the donor register – could be introduced in Jersey if Islanders back the proposal, the Health Minister has said. Yesterday, Senator Andrew Green announced in the States … |
Hundreds of lives saved – Castanet.net
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Hundreds of lives saved
Castanet.net For the second year in a row, the number of overall deceased donors is also up thanks to a concentrated effort from health care staff across B.C., and increasing public awareness and support for organ donation. “This is good news coming out of the … |
High-donor-volume hospitals recover more transplantable organs … – Medical Xpress
High-donor-volume hospitals recover more transplantable organs …Medical XpressHospitals that manage the highest volume of deceased organ donors are 52 percent more likely to recover an above-average number of transplantable organs …and more&nb…
Save a life this month. – Jennings Daily News
Save a life this month.Jennings Daily NewsJanuary is National Blood Donor Awareness month, and there is generally a shorter supply of blood during the winter months. About one in seven people in the U.S. entering a hospital are in need of blood and abo…