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Transplant Recipients Meet Donors for First Time at City of Hope’s 40th Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion
Business Wire (press release) The Folbrechts considered it “a real miracle” when they then found out that an unrelated donor had been found for Dominick. “I felt happy and excited,” Dominick, a Glendora resident, said. The Denver Broncos fan beamed as he recounted that he’s now … |
Conference hears calls to end ban on gay blood donations – Irish Times
Irish TimesConference hears calls to end ban on gay blood donationsIrish TimesCalls for the reduction or complete removal of an effective lifetime ban on sexually active gay men giving blood have been made at a conference discussing blood donation by m…
Organ donation group gives $500 to USM College of Health – WBBJ-TV
Organ donation group gives $500 to USM College of HealthWBBJ-TVWDAM-TV reports the College of Health Ambassadors Wednesday received $500 from the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency for its achievements in the fourth annual Donor Challenge last fall. The…
Community effort brings new Irish library to London – Irish Times
Irish TimesCommunity effort brings new Irish library to LondonIrish TimesWhen my office took that call, we were asked if the Centre would like to receive a donation of books from the family of the recently-deceased Christopher Foley, who had built up a…
Health: Study backs pancreas cell transplants for severe diabetes – South Bend Tribune
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Health: Study backs pancreas cell transplants for severe diabetes
South Bend Tribune The questions: How best to obtain those islet cells from deceased donors, and who benefits most from transplants? When glucose levels drop too low, most people with Type 1 diabetes experience early warning signs — slurred speech, tremors, sweating, … Islet transplantation restores blood sugar awareness and control in type 1 diabetesNational Institutes of Health (press release) |
Bermuda To Celebrate Organ Donation Week – Bernews
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Bermuda To Celebrate Organ Donation Week
Bernews Focusing Bermuda’s attention on organ donation is the goal of the Bermuda Organ Donor Association and Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] in celebrating Organ Donation Awareness Week, which will run from April 25 to April 29. A spokesperson said, “’Have … Alberta organ donations get a boost from under the domeEdmonton Journal Raising awareness for organ and tissue donationsCTV News National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week 2016Marketwired (press release) Vancouver Sun –Royal Gazette –The Sudbury Star all 79 news articles » |
Organ Donor Families and Transplant Recipients Issue Plea for More Registered Donors – WAER
WAEROrgan Donor Families and Transplant Recipients Issue Plea for More Registered DonorsWAERSerio was one of many donor families and transplant recipients who shared their stories yesterday as part of an effort to urge greater participation in the orga…
Top doctors, health critics blast Health Minister Eric Hoskins for stem cell transplant crisis – Toronto Star
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Top doctors, health critics blast Health Minister Eric Hoskins for stem cell transplant crisis
Toronto Star Hoskins noted the three Ontario programs responsible for stem cell transplants using unrelated donors — the most complicated and expensive kind of transplant, which is growing in popularity as people have fewer siblings to rely on — will receive a … |
Ceremony honors organ donors, recipients – News-Press Now
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Ceremony honors organ donors, recipients
News-Press Now “It recognizes our donor families, persons who have said yes on behalf of a loved one who has died to give a tissue or an organ so that someone else may have life,” Sally Schwab, team leader for spiritual health at Mosaic, said of the ceremony. “We … |
Alberta organ donations get a boost from under the dome – Edmonton Journal
Edmonton JournalAlberta organ donations get a boost from under the domeEdmonton JournalLast year in Alberta, there were only 13 organ transplants from deceased donors per one million people in the province. While being an organ donor is a personal choi…