28Feb/16

Student dying of aggressive leukaemia takes her desperate search for stem cell donor international – Mirror.co.uk


BBC News

Student dying of aggressive leukaemia takes her desperate search for stem cell donor international
Mirror.co.uk
Vithiya’s brother Clime, who quit his job after hearing of his sister’s illness, wanted to help her, but is only a 50 per cent match. Her hopes now rest on finding a closer match from an unrelated donor. Vithiya was diagnosed with leukaemia after
Worldwide donor search to save Cardiff University studentBBC News
Charity launches worldwide appeal to save the life of young LondonerEvening Standard
This severely-ill student is facing a race against time to find a stem cell donorWalesOnline

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28Feb/16

Hong Kong Hospital Authority examines ‘pair exchange scheme’ for kidney transplants – South China Morning Post (subscription)


South China Morning Post (subscription)

Hong Kong Hospital Authority examines ‘pair exchange scheme’ for kidney transplants
South China Morning Post (subscription)
The number of kidney donations from the deceased last year was 66 and the number from live donors just 15.The number of people waiting for a kidney transplant was 1,941 at the end of last year. The number of registered donors is currently around 190

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28Feb/16

After child gets rare disorder, family fights for research – Parkersburg News

After child gets rare disorder, family fights for research
Parkersburg News
Keira, now 6, was diagnosed in September 2015, just three weeks before her younger sister, Keaton, was due to be born. “That was a pretty paralyzing wait, to see if … Her organs will shut down and she’ll be in constant pain. “As hard as (the current

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