16Feb/16

Couple’s mission to raise funds for Southmead Hospital after baby heartbreak – Bristol Post


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Couple’s mission to raise funds for Southmead Hospital after baby heartbreak
Bristol Post
LITTLE Auraya Louise Elliot was born perfectly healthy, but in less than two weeks her devastated parents had to watch while their baby’s life support machine was switched off. She contracted a deadly … Now her parents Stacie and Matt Elliot, from

16Feb/16

FDA Asks Travelers to Zika Zones to Delay Blood Donations – NBCNews.com


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FDA Asks Travelers to Zika Zones to Delay Blood Donations
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Related: Red Cross Asks Travelers to Zika Zones to Delay Blood Donations. “In areas with active Zika virus transmission, the FDA recommends that whole blood and blood components for transfusion be obtained from areas of the U.S. without active …
Zika: FDA Recommends Deferring At-Risk Blood Donors for Four WeeksRegulatory Focus
WHO launches anti-Zika research campaignDeutsche Welle
WHO issues $56 million plan to combat Zika virusGulf Digital News

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16Feb/16

Bioprinting Will Make Organ-Donation Lists a Thing of the Past – Big Think (blog)


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Bioprinting Will Make OrganDonation Lists a Thing of the Past
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“This novel tissue and organ printer is an important advance in our quest to make replacement tissue for patients,” said Anthony Atala, M.D., director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) and senior author on the study.
Researchers Have 3D-Printed Usable Human Bones and MusclesFortune
3D printed tissue might revolutionize medical treatmentsGeek Snack

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16Feb/16

Judge: Ex-NFL player DJ Ware’s 3-year-old son will be buried in Houston area – Chron.com


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Judge: Ex-NFL player DJ Ware’s 3-year-old son will be buried in Houston area
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3 press conference where Ware first spoke publicly about his son’s death, said last week he was not sure whether his client would fight the body custody ruling. Stewart said he … By Tuesday morning, the two-week effort had reached $17,504 from 322

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16Feb/16

Firefighters Plea for Young Son Can you Help – UK News in Pictures


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Firefighters Plea for Young Son Can you Help
UK News in Pictures
Mixed race people like Tommy have less than a 20% chance of finding an unrelated best possible match; as do individuals who are black or from a minority ethnic background. There are only 3% of donors on the UK stem cell register who are mixed race, …
Match4Tommy: Firefighter’s 4-year-old tot desperately needs mixed race donorLondon24

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