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Top doctors, health critics blast Health Minister Eric Hoskins for stem cell transplant crisis
Toronto Star Hoskins noted the three Ontario programs responsible for stem cell transplants using unrelated donors — the most complicated and expensive kind of transplant, which is growing in popularity as people have fewer siblings to rely on — will receive a … |
Ceremony honors organ donors, recipients – News-Press Now
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Ceremony honors organ donors, recipients
News-Press Now “It recognizes our donor families, persons who have said yes on behalf of a loved one who has died to give a tissue or an organ so that someone else may have life,” Sally Schwab, team leader for spiritual health at Mosaic, said of the ceremony. “We … |
Alberta organ donations get a boost from under the dome – Edmonton Journal
Edmonton JournalAlberta organ donations get a boost from under the domeEdmonton JournalLast year in Alberta, there were only 13 organ transplants from deceased donors per one million people in the province. While being an organ donor is a personal choi…
Blood donation contest underway – Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico Enterprise-Record |
Blood donation contest underway
Chico Enterprise-Record California Highway Patrol officer Adrianna Warner gives blood Wednesday during the “Battle of the Badges” blood donation drive through BloodSource in Chico. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office won the trophy in 2015, and Miranda Bowersox of the Sheriff’s … |
Malays, Indians wanted as bone marrow donors – The New Paper
The New Paper |
Malays, Indians wanted as bone marrow donors
The New Paper Ms Prior said that Indians also make up 6 per cent of donors. Haematologist Lim Zi Yi said finding a bone marrow match depends on the donor and recipient’s human leukocyte antigen types. The chances of finding a fully matched unrelated donor are … |
TCNJ football to host Be The Match drive on April 27 – The College of New Jersey Athletics
The College of New Jersey Athletics |
TCNJ football to host Be The Match drive on April 27
The College of New Jersey Athletics Over the past 25 years, Be The Match®, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), has managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world. They provide marrow transplants in the United States from volunteer unrelated … |
Sydney family talks about organ donation – Cape Breton Post
Cape Breton Post |
Sydney family talks about organ donation
Cape Breton Post George Jessen spends a quiet moment with his wife Susan before sharing the story of his brother Peter’s organ donation during Wednesday’s sixth annual Organ and Tissue Donation Clinical Day at the northside General Hospital. NORTH SYDNEY — It’s … Organ and tissue donation urged at Cape Breton eventCBC.ca |
Janice’s legacy: One family’s journey with organ donation – CTV News
CTV News |
Janice’s legacy: One family’s journey with organ donation
CTV News When a loved-one passes away suddenly, families are sometimes faced with a potentially life-saving decision about organ and tissue donation. Janeil Woodiwiss’ mother Janice died of a heart attack in November of last year at the age of 63. “My mother … |
Organ Donation Awareness Week to launch – Royal Gazette
Royal Gazette |
Organ Donation Awareness Week to launch
Royal Gazette This year’s Organ Donation Awareness Week will run from April 25 to 29, under the theme “Have the Conversation”. The campaign, put forward by the Bermuda Organ Donor Association and Bermuda Hospitals Board, will feature three public awareness … National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week 2016Marketwired (press release) Bermuda To Celebrate Organ Donation WeekBernews Alberta organ donations get a boost from under the domeEdmonton Journal Globalnews.ca –News1130 –Meridian Booster all 65 news articles » |
A Donor Steps Forward to Help Close the (Growing) International Reporting Gap – Inside Philanthropy
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A Donor Steps Forward to Help Close the (Growing) International Reporting Gap
Inside Philanthropy Check out the Knight Foundation’s related efforts in helping regional newsrooms thrive by testing new media tools, propping up local communities that run the risk of becoming “news deserts,” and hosting conversations with academic and industry leaders … |