Independent OnlineUS ends ban on gay male blood donorsIndependent OnlineWashington – The United States government on Monday overturned its 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men, saying they can now donate 12 months after their last sexual contact w…
Our body parts shouldn’t be for sale – Washington Post
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Our body parts shouldn’t be for sale
Washington Post Sales of kidneys by living “vendors” — “donor” is the wrong term — undermine efforts to build robust programs of voluntary, unpaid organ donation from living related donors and deceased donors. In country after country, the same phenomenon occurs: … |
Blood donation appeal made by mother after premature son saved by transfusion – BT.com
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Blood donation appeal made by mother after premature son saved by transfusion
BT.com The mother of a premature baby saved by a transfusion is urging people to donate blood, saying “just do it and see if you can save somebody’s life”. Sian Waugh’s son Conan weighed less than 800 grams when he arrived 15 weeks early. Her pregnancy was … Mum Of Premature Baby’s Heartfelt Appeal: Make Blood Donation Your New Year’s …Huffington Post UK Mother urges more blood donations after premature son savedScotsman Mother of premature baby calls for more blood donationsGlasgow Evening Times |
Chennai must look beyond the flood relief spectacle – The Indian Express (blog)
The Indian Express (blog) |
Chennai must look beyond the flood relief spectacle
The Indian Express (blog) How many of the donors are going to say ‘This is our contribution and we are not going to claim a tax rebate on it’? These donations … This manipulation needs to be addressed if we want to avert another rain-related or cyclone-driven crisis. Chennai … |
When Are You Dead? It May Depend On Which Hospital Makes The Call. – NDTV
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When Are You Dead? It May Depend On Which Hospital Makes The Call.
NDTV Hospital staff missed several signs that Burns’s brain was still functioning the night she was due for organ donation surgery: her nostrils flared, her lips and tongue moved, she was breathing “above the ventilator” (meaning, taking breaths of her own … |
FDA Announces to overturn Three-Decade-old Gay Men Blood Donation Ban – Waltonian
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FDA Announces to overturn Three-Decade-old Gay Men Blood Donation Ban
Waltonian The Federal health officials have shown readiness to lifting up the 32-year lifetime ban on blood donations from bisexual and gay men. It spent several years evaluating epidemiological data from around the world and using statistical models to … FDA Removes Ban On Blood Donation By Gay MenBonham Journal U.S. matches NZ’s gay blood donation policyNanoNews (blog) FDA rules gay men can donate bloodRedwood Times Hexa News –Thevillagessuntimes all 21 news articles » |
PayPal’s Mobile Charity Donations Jump 28 Percent – PYMNTS.com
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PayPal’s Mobile Charity Donations Jump 28 Percent
PYMNTS.com To put a little more context around this, we gathered five of the top stories on PYMNTS.com in 2015 related to the omni movement, in no particular order, to showcase the impact the shift to omnichannel has had throughout the payments landscape and … |
Huddersfield organ donor Hans Mehlis who saved two people’s lives honoured … – Huddersfield Examiner
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Huddersfield organ donor Hans Mehlis who saved two people’s lives honoured …
Huddersfield Examiner And while Hans Mehlis, 70, had reached the end of his life, Lynda knew he could save the life of others by becoming an organ donor. The Berry Brow mother-of-three released Hans’s kidneys to the NHS Blood and Transplant Service after a consultation with … |
WHO announces Ebola milestone as Guinea outbreak ends (Update) – Medical Xpress
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WHO announces Ebola milestone as Guinea outbreak ends (Update)
Medical Xpress Credit: NIAID. The UN’s health agency on Tuesday declared Guinea’s Ebola outbreak over two years after it emerged, spreading death across west Africa and pushing the region’s worst-hit communities to the brink of collapse. … President Alpha Conde is … |
Imdaad holds blood donation campaign at Jebel Ali headquarters – Al-Bawaba
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Imdaad holds blood donation campaign at Jebel Ali headquarters
Al-Bawaba In line with its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, Imdaad, a leading provider of integrated facilities and environment solutions in the GCC, recently organised the ‘Imdaad Blood Donation Campaign’ within the premises of its Jebel Ali … |