17Apr/16

Renovated Tooting blood donation centre opened at St George’s Hospital – Wandsworth Guardian


Wandsworth Guardian

Renovated Tooting blood donation centre opened at St George’s Hospital
Wandsworth Guardian
Past blood donors and local people came together to hear from a blood recipient about the difference the donations have made to their life. The first-hand and personal account is part of an effort to motivate other blood donors in the London area.

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17Apr/16

Bring us your books: Your guide to the TC book drop-off this weekend – Times Colonist


Times Colonist

Bring us your books: Your guide to the TC book drop-off this weekend
Times Colonist
Please donate only books that are in good condition. If it’s coffee-stained, weak-spined, or dog-eared (sounds like Les Leyne!), it can’t be sold. • Before packing up your books, please check inside the covers to ensure they’re not hiding banknotes

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17Apr/16

Gift of life: Kidney donation links two of Valley’s best-known golf families – Fresno Bee (blog)


Fresno Bee (blog)

Gift of life: Kidney donation links two of Valley’s best-known golf families
Fresno Bee (blog)
In 2014, 17,107 kidney transplants were performed in the United States, according to the National Kidney Foundation. Of those, 11,570 came from deceased donors and 5,537 from living ones. Only a small fraction of the living-donor donations – Dhingra …

16Apr/16

Ohio Man Undergoes Successful Kidney Transplant After Organ Donor Replies To Message On SUV – Medical Daily


Medical Daily

Ohio Man Undergoes Successful Kidney Transplant After Organ Donor Replies To Message On SUV
Medical Daily
According to the Dispatch, the average wait time for an organ from a deceased donor is nearly three years at the Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, where Raisman underwent the transplant. The wait time for a living donor is about five