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Organ transplants surge in B.C. because of fentanyl-overdose …
Vancouver Sun Dr. David Landsberg, a kidney transplant specialist at St. Paul’s Hospital, says organ donation has surged recently because of fentanyl-overdose deaths. |
Why You Should Donate Your Medical Data When You Die – Scientific American
Scientific American |
Why You Should Donate Your Medical Data When You Die
Scientific American Doing so is very important: Each deceased donor can save several lives if he donates his organs and tissue and they are used for transplantation. Support for organ donation among members of the public is very high—at over 80 percent in some countries, … |
IMA kicks off drive to promote blood, eye donation | Chandigarh … – Times of India
IMA kicks off drive to promote blood, eye donation | Chandigarh …Times of IndiaPATIALA: Patiala chapter of Indian Medical Association along with district unit of Punjab State Medical & Dental Teachers Association kicked off a blood …and mo…
Nurse asking people to sign up as bone-marrow donors – Star Courier – Kewanee Star Courier
Kewanee Star Courier |
Nurse asking people to sign up as bone-marrow donors – Star Courier
Kewanee Star Courier Emily Groter, a pediatric nurse at Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria, is asking area residents to register as potential bone-marrow donors. |
Women mark 5-year anniversary of organ donation chain – Zanesville Times Recorder
Zanesville Times Recorder |
Women mark 5-year anniversary of organ donation chain
Zanesville Times Recorder With living donors, Chris Wilson, Wilson’s husband, said the organs are more viable and have a greater longevity compared to organs from deceased donors. There is a far better chance that doctors will know exactly what the donor organ has been through. |
Emory performs first HIV-positive kidney transplant from HIV-positive deceased donor – Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Business ChronicleEmory performs first HIV-positive kidney transplant from HIV-positive deceased donorAtlanta Business ChronicleEmory Transplant Center performed its first HIV-positive kidney transplant from an HIV-positive deceased donor. The …
UC Davis Leads the Nation in Kidney Transplants – Benzinga
UC Davis Leads the Nation in Kidney TransplantsBenzingaDue to a shortage of available organs, surgery happens for less than a fifth of the 100,000 people on kidney transplant waitlists in the U.S. One reason for that gap is the number of deceased donor…
Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding voluntary blood donation among adult residents of Harar town, Eastern … – Dove Medical Press
Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding voluntary blood donation among adult residents of Harar town, Eastern …Dove Medical PressBackground: The availability of safe blood and blood products is a critical factor in improving health care. In Ethio…
Martinican blood donors help shed new light on the Zika virus – Medical Xpress
Medical Xpress |
Martinican blood donors help shed new light on the Zika virus
Medical Xpress ‘This new research suggests that Aravive-S6 may also be able to block infection by ZIKV and some related viruses, such as dengue virus, which share methods of cell entry and infection,’ Ray Tabibiazar, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of … |
Stark County community to swab their cheeks at DKMS Bone Marrow Registration Drive – The Stark County News
Stark County community to swab their cheeks at DKMS Bone Marrow Registration DriveThe Stark County NewsWyoming resident Elizabeth Groter has partnered with DKMS, the nonprofit leading the fight against blood cancer, to host a bone marrow registration d…