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Planning to donate blood? Not so fast
WTMJ-TV (press release) (registration) (blog) … that blood donations are kept as pure as possible. “We do not know a lot about it,” Gottschall said. “We do not know a lot about whether it can be transmitted through blood. There are two cases that I’ve been investigated in Brazil related to blood … |
Johns Hopkins Wins Approval to Perform HIV-Positive Organ Transplants – New York Times
New York TimesJohns Hopkins Wins Approval to Perform HIV-Positive Organ TransplantsNew York TimesAt least initially, the focus will be on deceased donors, Dr. Segev said. More studies are required to ensure it is safe for an H.I.V.-positive patient to …
This Valentine’s Day, Why Not Discuss Organ Donation? – Co.Create
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This Valentine’s Day, Why Not Discuss Organ Donation?
Co.Create Love is . . . joining the U.K.’s National Health Service Organ Donor Register, according to a new advertising campaign created to get people talking about organ donation this Valentine’s Day. Through a series of online films, the “Better Left Unsaid … Nothing Bundt Cakes to donate proceeds in support of organ donationBakersfield Now Happy fill-in-the-blank Day, Feb. 14Agoura Hills Acorn Happyfill-in-the-blank-dayThousand Oaks Acorn |
Zika Virus May Strain Blood Supply As Blood Banks Turn Away Potential Donors – Tech Times
Tech TimesZika Virus May Strain Blood Supply As Blood Banks Turn Away Potential DonorsTech TimesA shortage of blood supply could be looming, as blood banks turn away those who have traveled to areas that are at-risk for the Zika virus. Experts estimate…
Improving the informed consent process in international collaborative rare disease research: effective consent for … – Nature.com
Improving the informed consent process in international collaborative rare disease research: effective consent for …Nature.comHowever, careful consideration of the time, effort and other resources required to adequately re-consent patients should be …
Andrew Smith family carries on legacy – Chronicle-Tribune
Chronicle-TribuneAndrew Smith family carries on legacyChronicle-TribuneThe family of Andrew Smith is carrying out his wish to match bone marrow recipients with their potential donors. Smith, a former member of the Butler University basketball team who …
The Netherlands’ first poo bank wants your deposits – DutchNews.nl
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The Netherlands’ first poo bank wants your deposits
DutchNews.nl The bank opened on Tuesday in Leiden, and hopes to collect the faeces of generous donors to treat colostridium difficile, a bacteria which causes infection of the large intestine, Leiden University said. Colostridium difficile affects … It is not … |
Former MU coach who helped create state’s organ donor registry in need of transplant again – fox6now.com
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Former MU coach who helped create state’s organ donor registry in need of transplant again
fox6now.com MILWAUKEE — About a dozen years after receiving a second chance at life and becoming an advocate for organ donation, a familiar face to Marquette University basketball fans is fighting a new battle. Trey Schwab. At the age of 50, Trey Schwab finds it … |
Indianapolis man reflects on the organ donation that saved his life – WRTV Indianapolis
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Indianapolis man reflects on the organ donation that saved his life
WRTV Indianapolis This June, he’ll be competing in cycling at the Transplant Games of America in Cleveland. A genetic lung disorder had landed Lewis on the transplant list, twice. “I knew that this was going to work out, the call was going to come – everything was going … |
Donald Trump sweeps to victory in New Hampshire primary – The Guardian
The GuardianDonald Trump sweeps to victory in New Hampshire primaryThe Guardian… vindication for Bush, whose campaign was declared dead in the water amid a series of stumbles last fall. The son and brother of US presidents still faces an uphill climb…