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Health Highlights: June 13, 2016
Daily Journal Online The OneBlood donation center put out an urgent call for blood donors to help the injured, and more than 5,300 people donated blood through the OneBlood statewide network on Sunday. That was a single-day record, said Susan Forbes, OneBlood’s vice … |
World Blood Donor Day: How these habitual donors have saved many lives – Daily News & Analysis
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World Blood Donor Day: How these habitual donors have saved many lives
Daily News & Analysis “I first donated blood when I was 18 as a relative of mine needed blood transfusion. During his admission, I got friendly with the blood bank owner, who asked if I could become a donor on call and I agreed to that,” said the businessman. He said that … |
Month-long drive for blood donation – Times of India
Month-long drive for blood donationTimes of IndiaNashik: A series of programmes have been organized from Tuesday, on the occasion of the blood donation day, which falls on June 14 every year. Officials from the district health department said awareness…
National organ pledges double in five years – Free Malaysia Today
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National organ pledges double in five years
Free Malaysia Today She attributed the leap to the Organ Donation Awareness Week, an initiative by the government since 2010 in educating the public on organ donation and the common misconceptions. “We wanted it to be something no longer frightening. So, we organised … |
On a drive to create awareness on blood donation – The Hindu
The HinduOn a drive to create awareness on blood donationThe HinduThe Pondicherry AIDS Control Society on Monday took out a motor bike rally to create awareness on voluntary donation of blood. Nearly 40 officials including the female staff of the AIDS …
Prosecutors: Ex-California senator to plead guilty to bribe – Business Insider
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Prosecutors: Ex-California senator to plead guilty to bribe
Business Insider FILE – In this June 10, 2013, file photo, then-California State Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, holds a brief news conference to discuss the FBI raid on his Capitol office in Sacramento, Calif. The Los Angeles U.S. attorney’s office said Monday, June … |
Email from Alonzo Mourning: How organ donation saved my life – The White House (blog)
Email from Alonzo Mourning: How organ donation saved my lifeThe White House (blog)There is something we can all do, right now: become an organ donor. One reason that the waiting list for transplants has become so long is that, even though 95 percent of…
Organ donors number reached 100000 last year – Peninsula On-line
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Organ donors number reached 100000 last year
Peninsula On-line Over the past six years, the number of ‘deceased‘ organ donations has increased eight times and ‘living’ donations 20 times as a result of continued awareness programmes. Among the living donors, 75 percent are Qataris, said Dr. Riadh Fadhil, Director, … Campaign aims for 150000 organ donors this yearGulf Times |
‘Dozens saved’ in six months by Welsh deemed consent organ donation system – The Guardian
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‘Dozens saved’ in six months by Welsh deemed consent organ donation system
The Guardian A landmark scheme under which people are deemed to have consented to organ donation unless they opt out has saved dozens of lives in the six months since it was introduced, the Welsh government has said. Of the 60 organs transplanted in Wales … Dozens of lives have been saved by Wales’ opt-out organ donation system in first six monthsSouth Wales Evening Post New opt-out organ donation system has already saved dozens of lives in the first six monthsWalesOnline Opt-out organ donation system saves dozens of lives in its first six monthsDaily Post North Wales ITV News all 6 news articles » |
Helping To Match Organ Donors With Recipients Online – Vocativ
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Helping To Match Organ Donors With Recipients Online
Vocativ More than 121,000 Americans are waiting for organ transplants. For those lucky enough to receive them, time is of the essence—organ transplant centers have to remove donors’ kidneys, livers, lungs, or hearts, make sure they aren’t carrying disease … |