19Feb/16

‘Save the life of our beautiful little boy’: #Match4Tommy donor drive to take place in Croydon – South West Londoner


South West Londoner

‘Save the life of our beautiful little boy’: #Match4Tommy donor drive to take place in Croydon
South West Londoner
People of Tommy’s ethnicity have less than a 20% chance of finding an unrelated best possible match, with only 3% of donors on the UK stem cell register being mixed race. Tommy, who is an only child, has been receiving treatment at Great Ormond Street …

19Feb/16

Dr. Joe Pagliarello receives lifetime achievement award for organ donation work – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

Dr. Joe Pagliarello receives lifetime achievement award for organ donation work
CBC.ca
An Ottawa surgeon has received a lifetime achievement award from the Trillium Gift of Life Network for helping redefine Canada’s organ donation system. Specifically, Dr. Joe Pagliarello helped make it possible for people whose hearts had stopped

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19Feb/16

Blood donation will reduce risk of heart attack, cancer- Expert – Vanguard

Blood donation will reduce risk of heart attack, cancer- Expert
Vanguard
Calabar – Dr Wilfred Ndifon, the Coordinator, National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), Calabar Centre, on Friday, said voluntary blood donation would reduce risk of heart attack by 80 per cent. Ndifon, who made the assertion in Calabar during a

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19Feb/16

Maggie, Maggie, Maggie – out, out, out? The battle for Thatcher’s EU legacy – The Guardian


The Guardian

Maggie, Maggie, Maggie – out, out, out? The battle for Thatcher’s EU legacy
The Guardian
The bronze statue of Thatcher inside the Palace of Westminster in London. Photograph: Reuters. The centre now at least has access to some of the former prime minister’s iconic belongings after an auction last year, at which a “generous donor” provided

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