Jerusalem Post Israel NewsHighest-ever rate of family agreement to donate organs in 2015Jerusalem Post Israel NewsAccording to the latest figures, 668 corneas were donated by families, and 42 burns patients received donated skin from the deceased. As p…
H.S. basketball: ‘Hoops 4 Healing’ organizers decide to end tourney’s run – Canton Repository
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H.S. basketball: ‘Hoops 4 Healing’ organizers decide to end tourney’s run
Canton Repository In 2001, they started the “Hoops 4 Healing” basketball tournament, which showcased some of the area’s best basketball teams and raised money and awareness for liver disease and organ donation. The event also had tipoff banquets at the Hartville Kitchen … |
Program caring for donors should be financially neutral – Orlando Sentinel
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Program caring for donors should be financially neutral
Orlando Sentinel If a donor’s medical insurance does not provide lifelong medical follow-up and treatment of any conditions related to the nephrectomy, or if the donor’s health insurance leaves the donor responsible to pay for a portion such care, those costs should be … Eamonn Holmes signs up an organ donor inspired by Antrim man who gave kidney to a strangerBelfast Live Transplant community looks for ways to incentivize living kidney donationNephrologyNews.com |
Allogeneic CAR T-Cell Therapy Shows Promising Efficacy Without GVHD – OncLive
OncLiveAllogeneic CAR T-Cell Therapy Shows Promising Efficacy Without GVHDOncLiveThe phase I dose escalation study enrolled 20 patients with CD19-positive B-cell malignancies who had received prior treatment with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell tran…
FDA Reviewing Blood Donation Policy During Zika Outbreak – ABC News
ABC NewsFDA Reviewing Blood Donation Policy During Zika OutbreakABC NewsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing policy around blood donation as the Zika virus continues to spread throughout the Western Hemisphere. Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a…
MSPs ‘not persuaded’ opt-out organ donation plan ‘best way’ to increase numbers – Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
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MSPs ‘not persuaded’ opt-out organ donation plan ‘best way’ to increase numbers
Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra “A majority of the committee had concerns over the practical implications of the proposed Bill and therefore want to see the Scottish Government prepare a consultation in order to identify further ways that we can increase organ donation in Scotland.”. Holyrood committee opposes organ opt-out planBBC News |
Committee ‘not persuaded’ on opt-out system for organ donations – stv.tv
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Committee ‘not persuaded’ on opt-out system for organ donations
stv.tv There is no clear evidence introducing an opt-out system for organ donation would increase the number of donors coming forward, a majority of MSPs on Holyrood’s Health Committee have found. Labour MSP Anne McTaggart had introduced a member’s bill … |
Libertarians Decry Feds’ Donation Restrictions – Courthouse News Service
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Libertarians Decry Feds’ Donation Restrictions
Courthouse News Service (CN) – The Libertarian Party is challenging the Federal Election Commission’s restrictions on the money it received from a deceased donor. Joseph Shaber bequeathed $235,575 to the Libertarian National Committee, which complained Monday in District of … |
Hundreds left in the lurch as Lanka slams door on organ transplants – Bangalore Mirror
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Hundreds left in the lurch as Lanka slams door on organ transplants
Bangalore Mirror Dr Keshavamurty R, head of the authorisation committee for kidney transplant in the state told Mirror, “The only way forward is cadaver transplant. There is no way a law can be made encouraging unrelated donors because the government will have a tough … |
Michigan girl who suffered toxic shock syndrome caused by a tampon is walking – Daily Mail
Daily MailMichigan girl who suffered toxic shock syndrome caused by a tampon is walkingDaily MailThe high school student experienced organ failure and was on life support for nearly two weeks, with her mother holding vigil at her bedside day and night….