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22-year-old’s legacy persuades many to sign up as organ donors
ITV News The husband of an inspirational liver transplant patient who campaigned for organ donation says his “selfless and caring” wife’s legacy will live on. Gareth Jakes, aged 26, has paid tribute to wife Kate who died on August 7. Kate, 22, from Shard End, … |
Transplant Surgeons Revive Hearts After Death – MIT Technology Review
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Transplant Surgeons Revive Hearts After Death
MIT Technology Review In at least 15 cases, surgeons in the United Kingdom and Australia say they have used the system to successfully transplant hearts removed from patients after they’ve died. Typically, heart transplants only come from brain-dead donors whose hearts are … ‘Heart in a Box’ Device Resuscitates Hearts Removed from Dead BodiesOuter Places This Device Keeps Hearts Beating On Their Way To TransplantNewsy |
Poor knowledge biggest hurdle in organ donation programme – Hindustan Times
Hindustan TimesPoor knowledge biggest hurdle in organ donation programmeHindustan TimesThe study also observed that the deceased donor organ programme is still in infancy in India. Assessing deceased donation potential and identifying barriers to its u…
Gremmo family hopes everyone will embrace Jersey Day and talk about organ donation – The Daily Telegraph
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Gremmo family hopes everyone will embrace Jersey Day and talk about organ donation
The Daily Telegraph The Gremmo Family are promoting this Friday’s Jersey Day to get people talking about organ donation. Teenager Nathan Gremmo died in May after an accident in Glenhaven. The 13-year-old was an organ donor whose gift saved six lives including that of a … |
Blood donations needed before long holiday weekend – WREX-TV
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Blood donations needed before long holiday weekend
WREX-TV It’s almost Labor Day weekend. A time when people take to the roads and skies to travel. While no one anticipates being in a tragic accident and needing blood, center around are our are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. “We need the … Rock River Valley Blood Center in Need of BloodWIFR |
Lehigh County Exec Tom Muller names donors, amounts for inaugural fund – Allentown Morning Call
Allentown Morning CallLehigh County Exec Tom Muller names donors, amounts for inaugural fundAllentown Morning CallDemocratic Lehigh County Executive Tom Muller has made public the names and amounts of donors to his inaugural fund as he and Republican c…
A Definitive Guide to Congress’ Attacks on Conservation Law – Audubon Magazine Blog
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A Definitive Guide to Congress’ Attacks on Conservation Law
Audubon Magazine Blog When the White House indicated that it would veto the Commerce Act (for reasons unrelated to Duncan’s rider), the Congressman had a backup plan ready: He attached a similar amendment to a bill to fund the U.S. Department of the Interior and the … |
‘Giving Challenge’ starts Tuesday with 449 Manatee-Sarasota non-profits – Bradenton Herald
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‘Giving Challenge’ starts Tuesday with 449 Manatee-Sarasota non-profits
Bradenton Herald Donors may use a debit or credit card and give $25 and up at givingpartnerchallenge.org. The education-related non-profits this year, besides Take Stock in Children, are the United Way of Manatee County and its Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level … |
Diseased donor organs could still be used to save lives, say Hong Kong doctors – South China Morning Post (subscription)
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Diseased donor organs could still be used to save lives, say Hong Kong doctors
South China Morning Post (subscription) But doctors decided it was suitable if the liver went to another hepatitis B patient as the dead man had used medicine to bring the virus under control. What’s more, the organ was already 78 years old as the donor had received it in another transplant … |
Briefs: blood drives, Goodwill classes – Galesburg Register-Mail
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Briefs: blood drives, Goodwill classes
Galesburg Register-Mail Red Cross announces blood drive dates. GALESBURG — The American Red Cross will have blood drives at the following times and locations: Sept. 2 — 2 to 6 p.m., Alexis Community Center, 204 W. Palmer Avenue, Alexis. Sept. 8 — 2 to 6 p.m., Galesburg … |