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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08Sep/16

Hospital penguins and rhino help promote organ donation week – The Argus


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Hospital penguins and rhino help promote organ donation week
The Argus
Angela Fisher, chairwoman of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s organ donation committee, said: “The serious side to these colourful and amusing additions to the hospitals’ familiar animals is to raise awareness of Organ Donation Week and to spark …
Top professor calls for more organ donors from British ethnic minoritiesEasterneye (press release) (subscription)
Transplant expert’s warning over shortage of BAME organ donorsEast London and West Essex Guardian Series
Brave Heathfield dad cycles for organ donation weekSussex Express
The Sun –Liverpool Echo
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