05Jul/16

Emergency call for blood donations – WKBW-TV


WKBW-TV

Emergency call for blood donations
WKBW-TV
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) – The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for blood and platelets in Western New York. The organization is urging all eligible donors to give now to replenish an extremely low summer blood supply. According to a …
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05Jul/16

Apple to let Health app users sign up as organ donors – CNNMoney


CNNMoney

Apple to let Health app users sign up as organ donors
CNNMoney
“With the updated Health app, we’re providing education and awareness about organ donation and making it easier than ever to register,” Apple’s COO Jeff Williams said in a statement Tuesday. Related: Apple bringing Siri to your Mac, opening up Messages.
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05Jul/16

Labour MSP launches fresh bid for opt-out transplant system in Scotland – Glasgow Evening Times


Glasgow Evening Times

Labour MSP launches fresh bid for opt-out transplant system in Scotland
Glasgow Evening Times
A LABOUR MSP whose dad after waiting ten years for a heart transplant is to re-launch a bill to change Scotland’s donor registration system. Mark Griffin has set out his plans to bring back a … “Taking the most recent figures, this could mean an
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05Jul/16

Tyneside beats Texas in race to host World Transplant Games – The Northern Echo (registration)


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Tyneside beats Texas in race to host World Transplant Games
The Northern Echo (registration)
Members of the World Transplant Games Federation visited shortlisted cities earlier in the week to assess the suitability, before voting on final presentations in London. Andy Eddy, Chairman of Transplant … “The event will provide an important

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05Jul/16

Apple & Donate Life America bring national organ donor registration to iPhone – Apple Newsroom (press release)


Apple Newsroom (press release)

Apple & Donate Life America bring national organ donor registration to iPhone
Apple Newsroom (press release)
Cupertino, CA and Richmond, VA — July 5, 2016 — Apple and Donate Life America announced today that, for the first time ever, iPhone users will be able to sign up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor right from the Health app with the release of iOS 10.
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05Jul/16

Apple (AAPL) Partners with Donate Life America to Bring Organ Donor Registration to iPhone – StreetInsider.com

Apple (AAPL) Partners with Donate Life America to Bring Organ Donor Registration to iPhone
StreetInsider.com
With the updated Health app, we’re providing education and awareness about organ donation and making it easier than ever to register. It’s a simple process that takes just a few seconds and could help save up to eight lives,” said Jeff Williams, Apple

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05Jul/16

Apple will push for organ donor registration in iOS 10 – The Verge


The Verge

Apple will push for organ donor registration in iOS 10
The Verge
Apple’s next software update for the the iPhone will make it easier for users to register as organ donors. According to a report from the Associated Press, the company is adding an “easy sign-up button” for the organ donation registry to its Health app
Apple promotes organ donation with iOS 10, sign up as a donor from the Health app [Update]9 to 5 Mac
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