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San Antonio’s GenCure expects to get critical funding infusion from feds
San Antonio Business Journal BioBridge Global officials said the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration estimates that 12,600 people each year depend on the two programs to find an unrelated adult marrow donor or cord blood unit. The Be The Match registry, which is … |
Kentucky blood donors can be “Holiday Heroes” – WTVQ
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Kentucky blood donors can be “Holiday Heroes”
WTVQ Lexington, Ky (WTVQ) – The holiday season is a critical time for Kentucky Blood Center as blood donations typically decline due to travel and other holiday activities that keep many regular donors away. The need for blood doesn’t take a vacation … |
Blood Assurance to donate $1 to children’s hospital for every blood donation – Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
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Blood Assurance to donate $1 to children’s hospital for every blood donation
Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog) “There is no greater gift than the gift of life and we encourage all community members to give this gift by making a blood donation at one of our donor centers or bloodmobiles this holiday season,” said Charlie Callari, vice president of marketing and … |
What’s in the 2000-page bill Congress dropped in the middle of the night? – KSL.com
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What’s in the 2000-page bill Congress dropped in the middle of the night?
KSL.com The spending bill would suspend the implementation of two key Obamacare-related taxes for two years. Lawmakers are targeting the so-called Cadillac tax on expensive health care plans and a levy on medical device taxes. The catch: these are provisions … |
Australia’s newest blood donor centre opens its doors – Chronicle
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Australia’s newest blood donor centre opens its doors
Chronicle TIME TO DONATE: Blood recipient Sheridan Hill with her husband John Hill and their children (from left) Fletcher, Madeline and Charlotte at the opening of the new blood donor centre. Contributed … |
UK Health Service, Dating App Partner To Boost Organ Donation – iHealthBeat
Fast CompanyUK Health Service, Dating App Partner To Boost Organ DonationiHealthBeatNHS partnered with Tinder to encourage more young people to sign up for the NHS Organ Donor Register. The dating service created dating profiles for several U.K. celebr…
Organ donation important this time of the year – Oxford Eagle
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Organ donation important this time of the year
Oxford Eagle That’s why the Mississippi Organ Recovery Association and Mid-South Transplant Foundation have joined together to form Donate Life Mississippi. MORA and MSTF have decided to put up Donate Life decorative trees in Mississippi Highway Patrol driver’s … |
MELANIE MINTY: All Access: The gift of music education warms my heart – Surrey Now
MELANIE MINTY: All Access: The gift of music education warms my heartSurrey NowIn the planning stages is a new program in Surrey that involves playing instruments and writing songs, and it targets students who are most inclined to get involved with gan…
Family of teenage organ donor makes $10k donation to LOPA in her honor – KLFY
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Family of teenage organ donor makes $10k donation to LOPA in her honor
KLFY “I would change all of this in a heartbeat to have Laci back, but it’s not the way it is and for me, it gives me a purpose of still being her mom.” said Lisa Taquino, Laci’s Mother. It wasn’t a surprise to her family, when Laci decided to put the … |
Saratoga County touts organ donation – Albany Times Union (blog)
WRGBSaratoga County touts organ donationAlbany Times Union (blog)11232248_713287702141102_199304112782258433_o The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors and County Clerk Craig Hayner announced a partnership Wednesday with the New York State Association …