Belfast TelegraphNurse in plea for families to join organ donor registerBelfast TelegraphNorah is one of many specialist nurses for organ donation who attend hospitals as quickly as possible following a death to help support families in decision-making…
Review of the Year: February – Harrow Times
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Review of the Year: February
Harrow Times Jaso Manokaran, a 29-year-old from Harrow, was left needing bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor, after a shock cancer diagnosis. After being rushed to hospital due to constant pain and fever-like symptoms, Jaso – who is a Sri Lankan Tamil … |
Norfolk families are given honours for loved ones who donated organs – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
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Norfolk families are given honours for loved ones who donated organs
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press It comes as the number of deceased organ donors in the UK dropped for the first time in 11 years between April 2014 and March 2015. There are 55 people from Norfolk on the UK’s waiting list for transplant. Of those, 12 have been waiting longer than two … |
‘Organ donation has given me 10 more years’ – says Helpringham transplant patient – Sleaford Target
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‘Organ donation has given me 10 more years’ – says Helpringham transplant patient
Sleaford Target Yet incredibly, Michelle only had to wait four weeks for a call to confirm that a transplant was available and she was rushed in for the life-changing operation. “I appreciate that I … She said: “My fundraising and raising awareness is my way of … |
Family of Chattanooga resident killed by drunk driver starts nonprofit in his … – Chattanooga Times Free Press
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Family of Chattanooga resident killed by drunk driver starts nonprofit in his …
Chattanooga Times Free Press Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 12/23/15. Tiki Finlayson and her son Derek Yates speak about their nonprofit 1N3 and late family member Kevin Daniel “Sunshine” Yates, top left photo, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2011 … |
Family celebrates son’s first Christmas after liver transplant from mom – News3LV
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Family celebrates son’s first Christmas after liver transplant from mom
News3LV BRUNSWICK, Ohio (Cleveland Clinic) – More than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for the greatest gift of all this holiday season – an organ transplant. Many of those organs come from deceased donors, but some organs can be transplanted … |
10-year-old in need of transplant following chemo – Local 10
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10-year-old in need of transplant following chemo
Local 10 In the national database for bone marrow donors, a simple mouth swab is all it takes to see if someone is a match for someone else in need, and unrelated matches are made all the time. Nicky’s sister, Leela Sorbelli, has a heart-shaped bruise from her … |
Centre Seeks Views on Organ Donation – The New Indian Express
EJ InsightCentre Seeks Views on Organ DonationThe New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: Seeking to encourage organ donation, the Union Health Ministry has sought views from the public and stakeholders involved on how to promote donation of organs. Suggestions h…
FDA lifts blood donation ban from gay men – Waltonian
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FDA lifts blood donation ban from gay men
Waltonian The ban against gay and bisexual blood donors was put into place in 1983, a year after AIDS was actually discovered outside the homosexual community. No studies have evaluated whether a shorter deferral period would also be safe, the agency noted. New blood donor rules, no real changeDallas Voice Lifetime ban on blood donations by gay men lifted — but will it make a …PennLive.com FDA Announces to overturn Three-Decade-old Gay Men Blood Donation BanCanonplace News (blog) Lifesite –Counsel & Heal –Patch.com all 73 news articles » |
Canadians open their pocketbooks for ‘desperate’ Syrian refugees: ‘They are … – National Post
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Canadians open their pocketbooks for ‘desperate’ Syrian refugees: ‘They are …
National Post HALIFAX — Writing a cheque for a Syrian refugee family gave Gabrielle Horne a powerful sense of connection to her own grandparents. The Halifax cardiologist is among the thousands of Canadian donors who reached into their bank accounts this fall to … |