EurekAlert (press release)Bone marrow-derived stem cells offer blood transplant patients …EurekAlert (press release)Large, nationwide study finds better psychological well-being, fewer graft-vs.-host disease symptoms and greater likelihood of returni…
Govt panel to revise organ donation procedures – Times of India
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Govt panel to revise organ donation procedures
Times of India Mumbai: The state government will set up a committee to tweak the standard operating procedures (SOP) for organ donation so that all parties concerned—doctors and the authorities—are satisfied. The committee will be headed by state public health … |
VA denies veteran’s perfect kidney match – 11alive.com
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VA denies veteran’s perfect kidney match
11alive.com According to McBride, the VA will not pay to harvest organs from deceased donors if the operation happens at non-VA facilities. The legislation filed only covers living donors. “We need more than living donations. The majority comes from deceased donors. Distance, Delays and Denial: The VA Organ Transplant SystemKARE |
Diabetes Patients Battle for Insulin in Syria – News Deeply
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Diabetes Patients Battle for Insulin in Syria
News Deeply The [medical] centers and donors put a higher priority on war trauma patients,” Dr. Kara said. Diabetes is a … At least 3 percent of the amputations that Dr. Kara has overseen during the conflict have been diabetes-related. What’s more, the stress … |
Guccifer 2.0 publishes new DCCC docs about Florida districting plans – SC Magazine
Guccifer 2.0 publishes new DCCC docs about Florida districting plansSC MagazineEarlier this month, ThreatConnect Research and Fidelis Cybersecurity said the DCCC hack appeared to be related to the Fancy Bear group, an advanced persistent threat (APT) g…
Cowlitz 2 firefighter donates kidney to local woman – Longview Daily News
Longview Daily NewsCowlitz 2 firefighter donates kidney to local womanLongview Daily NewsDoctors originally told Clayton it would take years to find a matching donor. She was one of nearly 122,000 people nationally waiting on the organ, according to th…
Inspector General Slams Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Robert McKinzie for Campaign Finance Violations – New Times Broward-Palm Beach
New Times Broward-Palm BeachInspector General Slams Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Robert McKinzie for Campaign Finance ViolationsNew Times Broward-Palm BeachIn total, McKinzie received $3,300 that exceeded the contribution limit from 14 individual donor…
Salt joins blood donation awareness campaign – Telecompaper (subscription)
Salt joins blood donation awareness campaignTelecompaper (subscription)Swiss telecoms company Salt announced it has joined a campaign supporting the Swiss blood donation organisation Blutspende Schweiz in raising awareness for blood donations by omitti…
Training doctors, nurses can help boost organ donation rates in … – South China Morning Post
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Training doctors, nurses can help boost organ donation rates in …
South China Morning Post Doctor from Spain, which has one of world’s highest donation rates, says this method is more effective than changing the law or establishing a registry. |
US organ network mapping a path to fairer liver transplants – National Post
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US organ network mapping a path to fairer liver transplants
National Post Today, some regions are able to transplant patients before they’re super-sick — with MELD scores as low as 23 — while others can’t provide transplants until a patient’s MELD score reaches 35, meaning they’re at risk of death within weeks, Hirose said. |