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Ageing with attitude: Patricia MacKenzie has a new lease of life after a kidney transplant
Irish Examiner WE hear about organ donation giving people the ‘gift of life’, but in the case of Patricia MacKenzie, who received a new kidney at the age of 58, it not only freed her from the routine of being tied to a dialysis machine three times a week for eight … Call for an organ transplant: Thousands of people are waiting for organ transplants – Knoxville Tech TimeDaily Star Gazette |
US hospital is planning to offer women uterine transplants – New Orleans Tech Zone – Daily Star Gazette
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US hospital is planning to offer women uterine transplants – New Orleans Tech Zone
Daily Star Gazette The transplants will come from deceased donors and will be temporary. Each organ will removed after the recipient is able to bear one or two children. Sweden’s University of Gothenburg achieved its first birth via a transplanted uterus in September 2014. |
France cancelled Gay men blood donating ban – Tempe Tech Time – Daily Star Gazette
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France cancelled Gay men blood donating ban – Tempe Tech Time
Daily Star Gazette Initially, “total blood” donations – including both cells and plasma – will only be open to men who have not been sexually active with other men for 12 months prior to giving blood, she specified. They will be asked to fill in a questionnaire beforehand. |
EU Regulatory Panel Recommends Approval Of Glaxo’s Gene Therapy For Bubble Boy Disease – Tech Times
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EU Regulatory Panel Recommends Approval Of Glaxo’s Gene Therapy For Bubble Boy Disease
Tech Times Patients whose stem cell donor is their genetically matched sibling usually have good rates of survival and recovery. However, those whose donors are unrelated to them typically have poor outcomes. This is because of the high risk of developing graft … |
Donor drive to find match for mixed-race child with leukaemia – BBC News
BBC NewsDonor drive to find match for mixed-race child with leukaemiaBBC NewsMixed race people like Tommy have less than a 20% chance of finding an unrelated best possible match; as do individuals who are black or from a minority ethnic background, acc…
New state law aims to boost organ donation pool by allowing leaves – Journal Times
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New state law aims to boost organ donation pool by allowing leaves
Journal Times “There are currently over 120,000 Americans waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, 2,300 of whom live in Wisconsin,” Walker said. “Donating a vital organ to a loved one or donor match is a brave and life-saving decision, and those who make that … Iowa Donor Network urges you to become an organ donorRadio Iowa |
Voice Coach Rachel Stevens for Ray D’Arcy Show tonight – RTE.ie
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Voice Coach Rachel Stevens for Ray D’Arcy Show tonight
RTE.ie Marking the start of Organ Donor Awareness week, RTÉ broadcaster and Organ Donor Awareness ambassador Vivienne Traynor and her nephew Martin Traynor will share their story. Another special guest tonight is Brian O’Sullivan, who featured in a viral … |
Organ donor awareness week urges people to be vocal about their wishes – BreakingNews.ie
BreakingNews.ieOrgan donor awareness week urges people to be vocal about their wishesBreakingNews.ieAround 550 people in Ireland are waiting for life-saving transplants on this organ donor awareness week. Twenty-nine year old Aoife Murray from Dublin w…
Morning top 5: 48-hour Luas strike underway; Obama says the threat of terrorists trying to launch a nuclear attack … – Newstalk 106-108 fm
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Morning top 5: 48-hour Luas strike underway; Obama says the threat of terrorists trying to launch a nuclear attack …
Newstalk 106-108 fm Luas workers are being urged to come up with a new pay claim this weekend. Another 48 hour strike is underway in the capital in the long running dispute between Transdev and its employees. Management say they’re open to a new pay proposal for drivers … |
“Your organs are no use to anyone in the ground” – a donor’s kindness has given this girl her life back – thejournal.ie
“Your organs are no use to anyone in the ground” – a donor’s kindness has given this girl her life back thejournal.ieLaura Dolan had been suffering from a series of liver ailments for six years prior to her transplant in September 2015.