02Apr/16

My View: ‘My passion is organ donation’ – Rockford Register Star


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My View: ‘My passion is organ donation
Rockford Register Star
I have been blessed to be a part of the SwedishAmerican organization for 10 years — first as a bedside nurse, and now as a supervisor in the Critical Care Unit. I have always admired the hospital’s dedication to providing an exceptional care
Butterfly Memorial Honors Organ DonorsKCRG

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02Apr/16

Desensitization Method allows more successfully Kidney transplantation – Miami Gardens Tech Zone – Daily Star Gazette


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Desensitization Method allows more successfully Kidney transplantation – Miami Gardens Tech Zone
Daily Star Gazette
The eight-year survival rates were nearly 77 percent among 1,025 patients who received an incompatible kidney from a live donor, and 63 percent for more than 5,100 matched patients remaining on a waiting list or received a new organ from a deceased …

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02Apr/16

The American Red Cross needs Blood Donors – Tallahassee Tech Time – Daily Star Gazette


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The American Red Cross needs Blood Donors – Tallahassee Tech Time
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The National Blood Donor month of American Red Cross has been happening in January from 1970. It’s the time of the year when hospitals find themselves in most need. During the colder months, specifically the beginning of the year, doctors remain
Good News: Nate Strong Blood Drive set for Tuesday in RenoReno Gazette Journal
Red Cross has significant need for type O negative bloodTeton Valley News
The American Red Cross Announces Fourth Annual Lori Dunham Gordon Memorial Blood DrivePharmiWeb.com (press release)
Times of India –St. James Plaindealer
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02Apr/16

Ageing with attitude: Patricia MacKenzie has a new lease of life after a kidney transplant – Irish Examiner


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Ageing with attitude: Patricia MacKenzie has a new lease of life after a kidney transplant
Irish Examiner
WE hear about organ donation giving people the ‘gift of life’, but in the case of Patricia MacKenzie, who received a new kidney at the age of 58, it not only freed her from the routine of being tied to a dialysis machine three times a week for eight
Call for an organ transplant: Thousands of people are waiting for organ transplants – Knoxville Tech TimeDaily Star Gazette

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02Apr/16

US hospital is planning to offer women uterine transplants – New Orleans Tech Zone – Daily Star Gazette


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US hospital is planning to offer women uterine transplants – New Orleans Tech Zone
Daily Star Gazette
The transplants will come from deceased donors and will be temporary. Each organ will removed after the recipient is able to bear one or two children. Sweden’s University of Gothenburg achieved its first birth via a transplanted uterus in September 2014.

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02Apr/16

France cancelled Gay men blood donating ban – Tempe Tech Time – Daily Star Gazette


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France cancelled Gay men blood donating ban – Tempe Tech Time
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Initially, “total blooddonations – including both cells and plasma – will only be open to men who have not been sexually active with other men for 12 months prior to giving blood, she specified. They will be asked to fill in a questionnaire beforehand.