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Bay deceased organ donation rate low
SunLive Ensuring New Zealand’s district boards have strong links with Organ Donation NZ is one way deceased organ donor rates could be improved, believes Bay of Plenty DHB chief executive Helen Mason. The Ministry of Health is currently reviewing the country’s … |
Muskoka hospital participates in first multi-organ donation in its history – www.muskokaregion.com/
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Muskoka hospital participates in first multi-organ donation in its history
www.muskokaregion.com/ Dr. Jan Goossens, chief of staff for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, told hospital board members on June 9 that South Muskoka Memorial Hospital recently participated in its first multi-organ donation. “I can’t go into the details because obviously it’s … |
Deceased-Donor Age Affects Kidney Transplant Outcomes – Renal and Urology News
Renal and Urology NewsDeceased-Donor Age Affects Kidney Transplant OutcomesRenal and Urology NewsDavid M. Mikhail, MD, and collaborators at Western University in London, Ontario, studied transplant outcomes involving 6,800 cardiac-death donors. The gro…
West Point cadet from St. Louis dies after trying to save someone from drowning, family says – STLtoday.com
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West Point cadet from St. Louis dies after trying to save someone from drowning, family says
STLtoday.com Family members said a St. Louis man who was swept under by a rip current off the coast of a beach on Long Island last week had by Tuesday night lost his fight to survive the near drowning. First-year West Point … “Continuing to serve others in death … West Point cadet from St. Louis dies after drowning rescue attemptfox2now.com |
Parties — especially Dems — lag in convention funding – Center for Responsive Politics
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Parties — especially Dems — lag in convention funding
Center for Responsive Politics The DNC also badly trails its Republican counterpart in fundraising for the other two special party accounts to which donors can give more than $100,000 per year, which were created by Congress at the same time as the convention account. Totals thus … |
Step up campaigns for blood donation – Deccan Herald
Royal GazetteStep up campaigns for blood donationDeccan HeraldThough the practice of voluntary blood donation has gained ground in India in recent years, it is yet to become a movement and the supply is much less than the demand. The World Health Organ…
A million organ donors – Castanet.net
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A million organ donors
Castanet.net In 2015, there was a record-breaking 422 transplants in the province, from 95 deceased donors, and 113 living donors. “My donor’s last act in this world was to pass on life to me,” said Joanne Arcado, a liver transplant recipient. “I am so very … |
For gay men, blood donation regulations a gray area – Tallahassee.com
Tallahassee.comFor gay men, blood donation regulations a gray areaTallahassee.comMatt Dauphin and Laurel Lathrop wanted to join the long lines forming around local blood banks following the June 12 mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. Like the …
If You Want to Make Sure Your Family Knows You’re an Organ Donor, Put It on Facebook – Slate Magazine
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If You Want to Make Sure Your Family Knows You’re an Organ Donor, Put It on Facebook
Slate Magazine “Because we had discussed this issue before, the decision to donate her organs and tissues for transplantation was simple,” Moritsugu said at a White House summit on organ donation in June. Things were murkier when his daughter died not long after. |
Is it ethical to purchase human organs? – The Guardian
The GuardianIs it ethical to purchase human organs?The GuardianPeople with end-stage kidney disease who receive a transplant tend to live much longer than those who undergo dialysis. A kidney from a living donor will last from 12 to 20 years, on averag…