20Jul/16

New Delhi: Fortis Healthcare dedicates Wall of Tribute to organ donors – Medical Dialogues


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New Delhi: Fortis Healthcare dedicates Wall of Tribute to organ donors
Medical Dialogues
New Delhi: Fortis Healthcare Limited dedicated a ‘Wall of Tribute’ at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI) to donors and their families who have helped save several lives. The initiative is supported by the Fortis Organ Retrieval and Transplant (FORT
New lease of life for two Fortis patients after intricate kidney and liver transplantBusiness Standard

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20Jul/16

A Personal Essay “Vicious Entropy; What is That Might Have Been” – GoLocalPDX


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A Personal Essay “Vicious Entropy; What is That Might Have Been”
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Donating the box of usable items made asking for charity more agreeable, though you knew they would help with only a small amount to keep the electric company from shutting off the lights. … Later, as you waited for the bus, alone, glad your

20Jul/16

Don’t spend money looking for an HIV cure – help the infected live instead, say the AIDS affected – Scroll.in


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Don’t spend money looking for an HIV cure – help the infected live instead, say the AIDS affected
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Pehchaan, a non-profit working with transgender women in 18 states in India, has stopped its AIDS project after funds from an international donor dried up. “We are looking at alternative funding,” said Amitava Sarkar, who works with … Though there is

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20Jul/16

It’s time to talk about organ, says Cystic Fibrosis sufferer who watched his mum’s life change for the better after … – South Wales Argus


South Wales Argus

It’s time to talk about organ, says Cystic Fibrosis sufferer who watched his mum’s life change for the better after
South Wales Argus
WILL Rogers is likely to need a lung transplant later in life – but he already has close-up experience of how transforming that process can be. Mr Rogers is using his experience of seeing his mum’s life changed for the better by a double lung
Transplant recipient continues her mission to get people talking about organ donationSalisbury Journal

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20Jul/16

New blood-donation rules for gay men slowly take effect – Windy City Times

Windy City TimesNew blood-donation rules for gay men slowly take effectWindy City TimesThe Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ), in December, significantly reduced the timeframe during which gay men would have had to abstain from sex in order to make b…

20Jul/16

Blood donation centers make plea for donors among nationwide shortage aggravated by Zika virus – KGO-TV

KGO-TVBlood donation centers make plea for donors among nationwide shortage aggravated by Zika virusKGO-TVBlood donation centers in Northern California have issued an urgent plea for donors to come forward to address a severe nationwide blood shortage …