01Jul/16

Family hosts blood drive to replenish what son used – Cherry Hill Courier Post


Cherry Hill Courier Post

Family hosts blood drive to replenish what son used
Cherry Hill Courier Post
Hopkins said there will be raffles to raise money for a number of organizations related to fighting Ben’s disease, as well as a table to sign up for the bone marrow transplant donor list. Last year’s blood drive exceeded expectations with more than 50 …

01Jul/16

Winningest wrestler in Rutgers Prep (N.J.) history receives life-saving kidney donation from fiancée – USA TODAY High School Sports


USA TODAY High School Sports

Winningest wrestler in Rutgers Prep (N.J.) history receives life-saving kidney donation from fiancée
USA TODAY High School Sports
“I’m pursuing a living donation because a kidney from a living donor lasts about twice as long as one from a deceased donor, and the wait for a deceased donor could be five to 10 years,” Brett wrote on his Facebook page at the time of his diagnosis

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01Jul/16

Blood Donation Restriction For Gay Men Should Keep Up With Science – U.S. News & World Report


U.S. News & World Report

Blood Donation Restriction For Gay Men Should Keep Up With Science
U.S. News & World Report
In the wake of the Orlando shootings, local hospitals urgently needed blood donations, and the local community responded in force. But many of those most interested in donating – sexually active gay and bisexual men – were startled to learn they were
Editorial: Lift blood donation ban on gay menTampabay.com
How blood banks handled Pulse shooting, 28000 donorsOrlando Sentinel
Blood donations more than double in OrlandoBecker’s Hospital Review

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01Jul/16

British man praised in China for organ donation – Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

British man praised in China for organ donation
Telegraph.co.uk
A British man has attracted widespread praise in China for donating six of his organs, with his widow saying she hopes the act will change attitudes to organ donation in the country. Mark Osborne, 48, died in the eastern province of Zhejiang on Tuesday
Netizens praise British teacher who died in Hangzhou and donated his organs so six lives can be savedShanghaiist
‘We can still feel your presence’: Brit who died in China praised for donating organs to save six livesMirror.co.uk

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