Awareness events mark Kidney DayHERE. NOWBhubaneswar: A plethora of events ranging from rallies and awareness camps to deliberations were organised by different hospitals and organisations to mark world kidney day here Thursday. World Kidney Day is obs…
Study Adds Heft to ABO Blood Type Link With Vascular Events – Medscape
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Study Adds Heft to ABO Blood Type Link With Vascular Events
Medscape COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Patients with non-O blood types are at significantly increased risk for venous thromboembolic and cardiovascular events, a study of 1.1 million blood donors confirms. ABO blood groups accounted for a striking … Risk patterns … |
Little boy needs more child donors to survive – ITV News
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Little boy needs more child donors to survive
ITV News Parents of children who need an organ transplant are urging families to consider putting youngsters on the Organ Donor Register to save lives. One mum from Jersey says her little boy’s life could be saved by a kidney transplant. Kirsty Channing has to … |
I Became An Organ Donor After Losing My Son To Kidney Disease … – Huffington Post Canada
Huffington Post CanadaI Became An Organ Donor After Losing My Son To Kidney Disease …Huffington Post CanadaAfter months of re-scheduling cancelled appointments, my son David had now been on dialysis 12 hours a day, seven days a week for almost a year…
Blood drives set for Red Cross Month – Fremont Bulletin
KETV OmahaBlood drives set for Red Cross MonthFremont BulletinIn Fremont, a blood drive is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 24 at Fremont Police Department, 2000 Stevenson Blvd. In Newark, blood drive are scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 2:3…
Organ donation: most are willing to give, so why is there a donor shortage? – Medical News Today
Medical News TodayOrgan donation: most are willing to give, so why is there a donor shortage?Medical News TodayIn a comparison against European rankings in 2011, the US ranked third among 13 European nations in terms of organ donation from the deceased…
First uterus transplant in US fails, Cleveland Clinic says – WABC-TV
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First uterus transplant in US fails, Cleveland Clinic says
WABC-TV Unlike Sweden, the Cleveland hospital decided to use organs from deceased donors rather than exposing living donors to the risk of surgery. The hospital said the organ had come from a woman in her 30s who died suddenly, and whose family provided … Uterus transplantation: first procedure in US fails due to complicationsMedical News Today Cleveland Clinic Performs First Successful Uterus Transplant In The U.S.NPR ‘I am beyond grateful’: Recipient of nation’s first uterus transplant shares storyfox8.com |
Alberta’s organ donor program lags far behind other provinces … – Globalnews.ca
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Alberta’s organ donor program lags far behind other provinces …
Globalnews.ca Renewing people’s driver’s licences sounds like a routine job, but for Hadika Hakwik it involves starting conversations with total strangers that touch on their … |
Kidney transplants with living donors may not need match – CBC.ca
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Kidney transplants with living donors may not need match
CBC.ca Eight-year survival rates were almost 77 per cent for 1,025 people who received an HLA-incompatible kidney from a live donor, 63 per cent for 5,125 matched patients who remained on a waiting list for a kidney or received a kidney from a deceased donor … Kidneys from Incompatible Live Donors Offer a Survival AdvantageRenal and Urology News Good Match Not Always Needed for Living Donor Kidney TransplantScientific American New Mismatch Transplant Procedure May Eradicate Long Kidney Waiting ListsHeadlines & Global News Daily Mail –New York Times all 218 news articles » |
Appeal for blood donors as donations fall over past five years – East Anglian Daily Times
East Anglian Daily TimesAppeal for blood donors as donations fall over past five yearsEast Anglian Daily TimesIn 2011 a total of 59,303 units were donated by people to the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) service, with 21,324 from north Essex and 37,97…