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Father’s Day event shines light on organ donation | News Local
dailytelegraph.com.au Barnier Public School students and their dads celebrated Father’s Day while raising awareness of organ donation last week. The early Father’s Day barbecue … Lack of awareness, myths prevent people from donating organs: ExpertsChandigarh Tribune |
Rural people should come forward for blood donation: VC – The Hindu
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Rural people should come forward for blood donation: VC
The Hindu Vice-Chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Miriyala Chandraiah on Wednesday said there would not be shortage of blood for patients if people from rural areas came forward and donated blood. He said that rural people’s participation in blood … |
FDA Recommends Blood Donations be Tested for Zika – WesternSlopeNow
WesternSlopeNowFDA Recommends Blood Donations be Tested for ZikaWesternSlopeNowFederal health officials with the Food and Drug Administration are increasing their efforts towards preventing the future spread of the Zika virus, through their recommendat…
Cord-blood transplants show promise in leukemia treatment – UPI.com
UPI.comCord-blood transplants show promise in leukemia treatmentUPI.comAnd patients who got cord-blood transplants seemed to live longer than those who got non-matching bone marrow or stem cell transplants from unrelated donors, he noted. The cord bloo…
Tri-Cities family says blood donation saved son’s life, encourages others to give – WJHL
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Tri-Cities family says blood donation saved son’s life, encourages others to give
WJHL TRI-CITIES, TN (WJHL) – Our annual Battle of the Badges Campaign is underway to encourage people to donate blood. For some, a blood donation can mean the difference between life and death. One family here in the Tri-Cities region is thankful someone … |
Blood centers nationwide seek more blood donors – El Paso Proud (press release) (blog)
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Blood centers nationwide seek more blood donors
El Paso Proud (press release) (blog) To help boost the nation’s blood supply after a particularly challenging summer, September 4 – 10, 2016 has been established as National Blood Donation Week. New blood donors are needed every day to replace those who can no longer donate, however … Nevada’s Blood Donation Day goes national, expands to a week …Las Vegas Review-Journal Indiana celebrates National Blood Donation WeekWNDU-TV Sept. 10 designated Blood Donation Day | Bossier Press-TribuneBossier Press-Tribune Online KVRR –KBZK Bozeman News –KEVN Black Hills Fox all 15 news articles » |
Stem cell transplant program targets racial disparities – Greenville News
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Stem cell transplant program targets racial disparities
Greenville News “About 25 percent of patients have a matched sibling,” he said. “But 75 percent don’t so they require an unrelated donor.” Improving the odds. Because there are so many more Caucasians than minorities on the National Marrow Donor registry, a certain … |
Fred Hutch study: Cord blood transplants may be more effective for high-risk Leukemia patients – GeekWire
PerfScienceFred Hutch study: Cord blood transplants may be more effective for high-risk Leukemia patientsGeekWireDelaney and Milano are hoping that this finding will push caregivers and hospitals to consider cord blood transplants, particularly for pat…
Cord blood transplant associated with high survival rate in high-risk leukemia patients – EurekAlert (press release)
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Cord blood transplant associated with high survival rate in high-risk leukemia patients
EurekAlert (press release) The study describes results from patients who have received stem cell transplants from cord blood or from unrelated adult donors. The researchers reviewed outcomes for 582 patients who received stem cell transplants from 2006, when the institute’s Cord … |
Cord blood transplant associated with high survival rate in high-risk … – EurekAlert (press release)
Cord blood transplant associated with high survival rate in high-risk …EurekAlert (press release)Umbilical cord blood transplants may have advantages beyond offering an alternative stem cell source for leukemia patients without a traditional donor ma…