29Mar/17

World first as Japanese team transplants donor iPS cells – Asahi Shimbun


Asahi Shimbun

World first as Japanese team transplants donor iPS cells
Asahi Shimbun
The patient was a male in his 60s diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, which can result in a loss of vision. Cells from the iPS cell stock stored at CiRA were converted into retina cells and transplanted into the patient’s eye. Yasuo
Japanese Man Is First to Receive ‘Reprogrammed’ Stem Cells from Another PersonScientific American
Japan performs first transplant of donor iPS cellsNikkei Asian Review

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29Mar/17

NASCAR driver promotes organ donation in Ashland | News | herald … – Huntington Herald Dispatch


Huntington Herald Dispatch

NASCAR driver promotes organ donation in Ashland | News | herald …
Huntington Herald Dispatch
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Several people attend a Donate Life event where donor son and NASCAR driver Joey Gase unveiled a police car wrapped in …
‘Donate Life’ flag honors donors at Mission Hospital | WLOSWLOS

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29Mar/17

McClure catches up with Fulnecky in fundraising for mayor’s race as election nears – Springfield News-Leader


Springfield News-Leader

McClure catches up with Fulnecky in fundraising for mayor’s race as election nears
Springfield News-Leader
McClure and the incumbents are backed and financed largely by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and the related Springfield Good Government Committee. They have also been endorsed by the union that represents Springfield firefighters.

28Mar/17

Heart recipient plays in charity hockey game honouring Calgary organ donor – Globalnews.ca


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Heart recipient plays in charity hockey game honouring Calgary organ donor
Globalnews.ca
WATCH: Calgary Christian School hosted the fifth annual Marit Cup Tuesday, in honour of Marit McKenzie, whose organs helped six other Canadians after she died in January 2013. As Kris Laudien reports, this year, the recipient of her heart, Tanner …
Tanner Fitzpatrick met the parents of Marit McKenzie, the girl whose heart now beats in his chest: ‘It’s your heart now’Calgary Sun
Heartfelt reunion at Calgary hockey tournamentMetroNews Canada
Fortney: Heart recipient plays in goal for donor’s annual fundraiserCalgary Herald
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28Mar/17

Donors give life with organ transplants – WBIR-TV


WBIR-TV

Donors give life with organ transplants
WBIR-TV
Some came from living donors and some came from deceased donors. “My donor was 17 years old. He died in a car accident. And it worked perfect and 26 years later it is still kicking. And that’s exciting,” Billy Jarvis said. Jarvis and Mike Fuller are
Harris plans opt-out register for transplant donors – The Irish TimesIrish Times
Nearly 300 patients enjoying improved life after vital organ …Irish Mirror
Calgary man donates kidney to old schoolmate after Facebook ‘want ad’ caught his eyeGlobalnews.ca
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