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Rotary Club asks families to have ‘the chat’ for DonateLife Week
St Marys-Mt Druitt Star The rate of approval for registered donors is 91 per cent, but the rate drops significantly to 52 per cent where the deceased was not registered or had not informed family of their wishes. “This is a conversation that could one day save lives,” Ms … |
Critical Detroit Zoo millage up for vote next week – Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press |
Critical Detroit Zoo millage up for vote next week
Detroit Free Press Related: Detroit Zoo’s penguin center is marvel of high-tech design. ▻ Related: Elderly polar bear roams new home at Detroit Zoo. The measure is widely … Officials said some donors had to drop out after the Detroit Zoological Society, the non-profit … |
Cord blood outperforms matched, unrelated donor in bone marrow transplant – Science Daily
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Cord blood outperforms matched, unrelated donor in bone marrow transplant
Science Daily Our results show that, long term, receiving a cord blood transplant is less likely than receiving a transplant from an unrelated, matched donor to result in graft-versus-host disease,” says Jonathan Gutman, MD, investigator at the CU Cancer Center and … |
How Sanders Delegates Organized a Walkout Under Everyone’s Nose – NBCNews.com
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How Sanders Delegates Organized a Walkout Under Everyone’s Nose
NBCNews.com Related: Sanders to ‘Bernie or Bust’ Movement: I’m Not With You. The several … But they do seem represent a wing of the party that Sanders helped bring in the donors, and that aren’t interested in staying in their seats, no matter what even Sanders says. The DNC email leaks expose the rampant elitism that made way for TrumpQuartz DNC Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Donor DeceptionWall Street Journal (blog) |
Donation offers the gift of life – Wollondilly Advertiser
Wollondilly Advertiser |
Donation offers the gift of life
Wollondilly Advertiser This year the national awareness week will be held from Sunday, July 31 to Sunday, August 7. Mrs Roberts said sharing her daughters story at this time of year often encouraged others to talk about organ donation. “I’m from a medical background so we’d … |
De Fina puts new lungs to test, earns seven medals at Transplant Games of America – Napa Valley Register
Napa Valley Register |
De Fina puts new lungs to test, earns seven medals at Transplant Games of America
Napa Valley Register “The best part of this whole week, as much as I enjoyed the athletic competition and winning these medals and being out there and doing all sorts of fun stuff, was getting to know and meet and make new friends with so many incredible people throughout … |
City records highest cadaver donations – The Hindu
City records highest cadaver donationsThe HinduMedical professionals welcomed this step and asked for coordination from city hospitals to spread awareness. This was the fourth consecutive donation in the week, and saved lives of two people who were in …
Gift of Life program raises awareness of organ donations – The Philadelphia Tribune
The Philadelphia TribuneGift of Life program raises awareness of organ donationsThe Philadelphia TribuneThe week of awareness, observed Aug. 1-7, serves to honor the generosity of multicultural donors and their families and underscore the need for mino…
FDA to Reevaluate Gay Blood Donor Guidance – Regulatory Focus
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FDA to Reevaluate Gay Blood Donor Guidance
Regulatory Focus The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday called for public input on its December 2015 guidance that ended the agency’s indefinite ban on gay men donating blood in favor of a 12-month deferral since the donor last had sex with another man. |
Minister wrong to reject organ donor register – New Zealand Doctor Online
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Minister wrong to reject organ donor register
New Zealand Doctor Online Public submissions on how to improve our organ donor system are due to close later this week. The public are invited to have their say on what improvements to our current system can be made. Just don’t ask for a donor register… The day the public … Coleman unconvinced of organ donor registerNewshub Surgeon Says Apps May Turn Organ Donation Support Into ‘Concrete Action’Kaiser Health News Cancer Survivor and Organ Donor: Can You Be Both?New York Times The News Minute –Daily News & Analysis all 23 news articles » |