22May/16

Dubai : Over 100 people participate in Fortune Group’s blood donation drive – Daijiworld.com

Dubai : Over 100 people participate in Fortune Group’s blood donation drive
Daijiworld.com
Dubai, May 22 : Team members of Fortune Group of Hotels are always encouraged to devote themselves towards the principle of community service and be generous at serving. Organizing a blood donation camp is just another step in this direction.

22May/16

Alive or dead — Residents ready to donate organs – Khaleej Times


Khaleej Times

Alive or dead — Residents ready to donate organs
Khaleej Times
The forum, held in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), highlighted the latest developments in Organ Transplantation in the GCC and discussed legislations and policies for organ donation, including deceased donation, to drive organ transplantation in the UAE.
Organ donations remain low despite changes to lawThe Straits Times
The UAE may soon allow organ transplantgulfnews.com

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22May/16

Researchers reveal how obesity take its toll on distant organs – Daily News & Analysis


Daily News & Analysis

Researchers reveal how obesity take its toll on distant organs
Daily News & Analysis
Now, a team of scientists has taken an important step towards understanding the links between obesity and the related, yet physically distant, diseases it causes. Taru Tukiainen from Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), Helsinki, Finland

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22May/16

How Maryland’s unclaimed dead become body donors by circumstance – So Md News (subscription)

How Maryland’s unclaimed dead become body donors by circumstance
So Md News (subscription)
“No funeral home or crematory would possibly rely on this new proposal and recognize a completely new and unrelated person claiming a right of disposition that would overrule and replace the spouse, children, or other close relatives,” James Doyle, …