01Aug/16

Red Cross Issues Emergency Call For Blood Donations – KNWA


KNWA

Red Cross Issues Emergency Call For Blood Donations
KNWA
Blood donations have fallen short of hospital needs for the past few months, resulting in about 39,000 fewer donations than what’s needed, as well as a significant draw down of the overall Red Cross blood supply. In addition, the Independence Day
Red Cross urges blood donors to give for critical blood shortageWest Hartford News
Stewart’s Shops and Red Cross promotion inspires thousands to donate bloodMadison County Courier
The French-speaking Red Cross also calls for urgent blood donationsThe Brussels Times

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01Aug/16

New techniques make transplant surgery easier, but donors in short supply – The Columbian

New techniques make transplant surgery easier, but donors in short supply
The Columbian
The average kidney from a deceased donor lasts 10 years, while one from a living donor averages about 15 years, said Dr. David Klassen of UNOS, the United Network for Organ Sharing, which oversees the nation’s transplant system. Doctors can’t explain …

01Aug/16

MENENDEZ fails to get case tossed — DEMS scramble for TTF override votes — BRIDGEGATE jury selection begins – Politico

MENENDEZ fails to get case tossed — DEMS scramble for TTF override votes — BRIDGEGATE jury selection begins
Politico
But as Clinton steps out onto the final leg of her odyssey for the Oval Office, the donors‘ post-convention excitement and confidence are tempered with an unsettling question: Can Donald Trump, with his tweet-storms and populist barbs hurled from

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01Aug/16

Vukovic: I’ll do anything to make my son better – Australian FourFourTwo


Australian FourFourTwo

Vukovic: I’ll do anything to make my son better
Australian FourFourTwo
“A lot of people probably consider themselves as organ donors or would want to be organ donors but don’t know whether or not they are. Organ donation awareness week is about getting awareness around the cause and if people want to be organ donors it’s …