04Feb/16

Scots families stop organ donations from deceased loved ones – Scotsman


Scotsman

Scots families stop organ donations from deceased loved ones
Scotsman
“Since 2008 we have seen an 82 per cent increase in the number of deceased organ donors in Scotland; a 42 per cent increase in the number of transplants undertaken; and a 21 per cent reduction in the active transplant waiting list. 42 per cent of Scots
Delmonico: Living organ donation should be a financially neutral actMyStatesman.com

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04Feb/16

Deferral for would-be blood donors who have visited Zika-affected countries – AOL UK


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Deferral for would-be blood donors who have visited Zika-affected countries
AOL UK
Donors who have travelled to countries affected by the Zika outbreak cannot give blood for a month after returning home, officials have said. NHS Blood and Transplant said that “safety of the blood supply is paramount” as it imposed the 28-day ban on
Existing rules ‘sufficient to protect blood supplies from Zika virus’Irish Independent

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04Feb/16

NFL donations to brain research benefit league-linked doctors, raise worries about influence on science – ESPN


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NFL donations to brain research benefit league-linked doctors, raise worries about influence on science
ESPN
A former Pittsburgh Steelers assistant athletic trainer, Guskiewicz was named dean of the University of North Carolina’s College of Arts and Sciences last year, an achievement that followed two decades of research that helped turn sport-related

04Feb/16

Zika virus threat prompts 21-day blood donation ban for Canadians travelling outside of US, Europe – National Post


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Zika virus threat prompts 21-day blood donation ban for Canadians travelling outside of US, Europe
National Post
TORONTO — The agency responsible for most of Canada’s blood supply says people who have travelled outside of Canada, the continental United States and Europe will be ineligible to give blood for 21 days after their return. Canadian Blood Services says …
Zika Virus Affecting Blood DonationCBS Local
New blood donation rules enacted in response to Zika virus outbreakBrampton Guardian
Keeping Zika virus away from Canada: 21-day blood donation ban imposed on travellersDispatch Tribunal
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04Feb/16

World Cancer Day: Meet the woman fighting the disease and taboos in Sudan’s only breast cancer clinic – The Independent


The Independent

World Cancer Day: Meet the woman fighting the disease and taboos in Sudan’s only breast cancer clinic
The Independent
Following World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations that nations where healthcare is sparse should at least help women to become more aware of their bodies, Dr Fadl said that training and awareness-raising projects by the centre and others …

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04Feb/16

World Cancer Day: Why is the disease still a taboo? – The Independent


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World Cancer Day: Why is the disease still a taboo?
The Independent
Ms Al-Qadhi says that such projects have also had a positive effect on attitudes towards breast cancer: “Thanks to high profile awareness campaigns, such as Breast Cancer Awareness Month which we brought to the UK in 1995, breast cancer is talked about …

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