29Dec/15

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

29Dec/15

When Are You Dead? It May Depend On Which Hospital Makes The Call. – NDTV


NDTV

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

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29Dec/15

FDA Announces to overturn Three-Decade-old Gay Men Blood Donation Ban – Waltonian


Waltonian

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
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29Dec/15

Huddersfield organ donor Hans Mehlis who saved two people’s lives honoured … – Huddersfield Examiner


Huddersfield Examiner

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 …

29Dec/15

WHO announces Ebola milestone as Guinea outbreak ends (Update) – Medical Xpress


Medical Xpress

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

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29Dec/15

Imdaad holds blood donation campaign at Jebel Ali headquarters – Al-Bawaba


Al-Bawaba

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

29Dec/15

Posthumous honour for ‘inspirational’ organ donor Emma – The Courier

Posthumous honour for ‘inspirational’ organ donor Emma
The Courier
Run in conjunction with NHS Blood and Transplant, the award is presented to the families and loved ones of those who saved and improved people’s lives through organ donation. Mrs Law, of Kinglassie, described the heartbreaking moment she and her two …