13Dec/16

UAB Performs Deep South’s First HIV-Positive Kidney Transplant From HIV-Positive Deceased Donor – Newswise (press release)

UAB Performs Deep South’s First HIV-Positive Kidney Transplant From HIV-Positive Deceased Donor
Newswise (press release)
He recently became the eighth patient in the United States to receive a transplant from an HIV-positive deceased donor. The HIV-positive to HIV-positive transplant happened at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB Hospital is the first in the

13Dec/16

Community Blood Center says their blood supply is at a critical level. – stjoechannel.com


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Community Blood Center says their blood supply is at a critical level.
stjoechannel.com
Those who work at the center said it’s common to experience a shortage in donations during the winter months, but this year’s drop-off has been sharper than expected. According to the Community Blood Center, at least 200 additional blood drives and 5

13Dec/16

To spur living kidney donations, family gives $2.5 million to Jefferson – Philly.com


Philly.com

To spur living kidney donations, family gives $2.5 million to Jefferson
Philly.com
14, will mark the center’s official opening. The wait for a kidney from a deceased donor can last years, and more than 100,000 Americans are on the national wait list. Doctors in the United States perform about 20,000 kidney transplants annually, Doria

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13Dec/16

Pair hit milestone 60 gallons of blood donated, take aim at 100-gallon goal – MLive.com


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Pair hit milestone 60 gallons of blood donated, take aim at 100-gallon goal
MLive.com
CARROLLTON, TWP, MI — They’re separated in age by 20 years, buy they’ve at least one thing in common: the 30 gallons of blood they have donated over the years. Bay City resident Robert King, 75, and Hemlock resident Frank Marcello, 55, together have …

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