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Finding a Living Donor Has Many Advantages for Patients Needing Kidney Transplant
Newswise (press release) “About 5 percent of patients on the transplant list will die each year while waiting for a kidney from a deceased donor,” Knight said. “You can live a perfectly normal life with one kidney, and in most cases, people who love you are more than willing … Grandfather-to-be needs kidney transplantMyCentralJersey.com |
More than 30000 transplants performed annually in US for first time – NephrologyNews.com
NephrologyNews.comMore than 30000 transplants performed annually in US for first timeNephrologyNews.comThis was the first year that the number of transplants performed exceeded 30,000. Approximately 81% of the transplants (24,982) involved organs from …
US organ transplants reach 30K milestone, thanks to increased donations – USA TODAY
USA TODAYUS organ transplants reach 30K milestone, thanks to increased donationsUSA TODAYThanks to a steady increase in Americans willing to donate their organs to save the lives of others, organ transplants in the United States reached a milestone in …
George Osborne waives VAT on NHS Choir charity single – BT.com
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George Osborne waives VAT on NHS Choir charity single
BT.com Health charities have gained an extra cash boost from the NHS Choir charity single, after Chancellor George Osborne announced he will make a donation to them of all the VAT paid on the Christmas chart-topper. The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir’s A … |
Event Advisory – A World on Fire: Strengthening Humanitarian Response – Oxfam America (press release) (blog)
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Event Advisory – A World on Fire: Strengthening Humanitarian Response
Oxfam America (press release) (blog) … May will give the global community – including public and private donors, assistance professionals, and national and local leaders in affected areas – a chance to address and respond to the growing number of conflict-related and other humanitarian … |
Cancer hits close to home for some Ohio University students and staff – The Post
The PostCancer hits close to home for some Ohio University students and staffThe PostThrough tabling and fundraisers, the group raises awareness and educates students on all types of cancers. As of Jan. 7, the group had raised about $900, most of which…
Lego changes policy on sales of large numbers of bricks – BT.com
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Lego changes policy on sales of large numbers of bricks
BT.com He ended up using bricks donated to him by the public for an exhibition about human rights in Melbourne, Australia. Ai appeared to respond to Lego’s decision by posting a picture on Instagram of a young boy sticking bricks on to his face, accompanied … |
Nearly a quarter of Berkshire patients on organ transplant list have been … – Maidenhead Advertiser
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Nearly a quarter of Berkshire patients on organ transplant list have been …
Maidenhead Advertiser He said: “One donor can save or transform up to nine lives and many more can be helped through the donation of tissues. If you want to help people after you have passed away there is no greater gesture than becoming an organ donor.” “People often think … Helping hand for transplant patientsRoyal Gazette |
Sperm donor ‘finds clients on Facebook’ – BBC News
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Sperm donor ‘finds clients on Facebook’
BBC News Simon Watson, 41, has been an unlicensed sperm donor for 16 years, donating once a week. He has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme he thinks he has fathered 800 children. He explains that he meets most of his clients on Facebook – they then have a … |
Organ donation bill gobbledygook – donor – Dromore Today
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Organ donation bill gobbledygook – donor
Dromore Today Mrs Dobsoncommented: “The issue of organ donation is one which has been close to my heart on a personal level for over twenty years. “In proposing to modernise our local laws through my private members bill I have always said that I am open to hearing … |