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Voters’ distrust didn’t begin with Flint water crisis
Detroit Free Press What the governor has done is affix his signature to a steady succession of bills designed to conceal the identity and motives of the state’s biggest political donors and establish new obstacles for ordinary voters to participate. He struck his first … |
25-yr-old thalassemia patient gets a fresh lease of life – Times of India
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25-yr-old thalassemia patient gets a fresh lease of life
Times of India The transplants are usually done between related donors (siblings), matched unrelated donors (non-family members) or Haplo-identical donors (parents). “Earlier I had to go through blood transfusion every 3 to 4 weeks, but with advancement in technology … |
Monopoly tournament to raise money for former teacher now listed for kidney transplant – Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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Monopoly tournament to raise money for former teacher now listed for kidney transplant
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer According to the Living Kidney Donors Network, a transplant from a living donor increases the recipient’s life expectancy to 18 years, compared to 13 years from a deceased donor. Shierling hopes this event will inspire at least one person to donate to … |
Blood donor center named for fallen Yarmouth Marine – Wicked Local Yarmouth
Wicked Local YarmouthBlood donor center named for fallen Yarmouth MarineWicked Local YarmouthThe Nicholas G. Xiarhos Blood Donor Center is located on the first floor of Cape Cod Hospital, 27 Park Street, Hyannis. Donation appointments can be made at ww…
She should be charged – Carolinacoastonline
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She should be charged
Carolinacoastonline Because the FBI has been conducting a criminal investigation, “initially related solely to Mrs. Clinton’s possible unlawful mishandling of classified information.” And now it has discovered that her server contained extremely highly … This means the … |
Eye, organ donation campaign – The Hindu
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Eye, organ donation campaign
The Hindu Inner Wheel Club of Nanganallur organised ‘Dhaan’ campaign comprising ‘Nethra dhaan’ and ‘Anga dhaan’ at Ranjani Hall, Nanganallur, recently. Awareness speech on eye donation was given by Babu, GM, Pammal Sankara Eye Hospital and on Anga … |
Organ transplant cases increase 300 percent – Arab News
Arab NewsOrgan transplant cases increase 300 percentArab NewsThese figures were revealed in the annual report for the Saudi Center for Organ Transplant (SCOT). The report monitored noted developments and an increase in the number of organ transplant su…
Lanka doctors face kidney racket probe – Gulf Today
Lanka doctors face kidney racket probeGulf TodaySenaratne on Thursday said he had ordered a temporary ban on kidney transplant operations involving foreigners after the Indian police warned Lanka that some patients from India had paid donors for organs…
Namibia: Blood Donation Shows Decline – AllAfrica.com
Namibia: Blood Donation Shows DeclineAllAfrica.comTHE NAMIBIAN Blood Transfusion Service (NamBTS) says it has been experiencing a decline in blood donations since the beginning of the year and is urging persons to donate blood to save lives. In a media…
Bereaved mum whose son’s organs helped others urges families to talk about life-saving donation – Banbury Guardian
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Bereaved mum whose son’s organs helped others urges families to talk about life-saving donation
Banbury Guardian Sally Johnson of NHSBT said: “The more we all talk about organ donation, the less ambiguity and room for misunderstanding there will be. So please talk to your relatives and tell them that should the time come, you want them to support your decision to … |