The Border MailTV call brings forward announcement about organ donor reviewThe Border MailConfronted with the news that Channel Seven was planning to run an unflattering story about organ donation rates, Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash took pre-em…
Texas man urges minorities to consider organ donation – MyFox Atlanta
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Texas man urges minorities to consider organ donation
MyFox Atlanta Right now more than 120,000 Americans are waiting for an organ donor. Every day, about 20 people run out of and die without one. The wait can be especially long for minorities like African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos. That’s why Reginald King of … |
To prevent shortage, blood drives planned across region – GoDanRiver.com
To prevent shortage, blood drives planned across regionGoDanRiver.comThe American Red Cross will hold blood drives in Danville and Chatham this month and is urging donors to give blood in the final weeks of summer to help prevent a blood shortage. The …
‘Country must aim for one per million organ donor rate by 2020’ – Times of India
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‘Country must aim for one per million organ donor rate by 2020′
Times of India Most felt India should aim at pushing the deceased organ donor rate to one per million by 2020. “The 2014 rate of 0.34 per million is a significant leap from 0.16 seen in 2012. But it is time to intensify networking,” said Dr Sunil Shroff, managing … |
World Organ Donation Day: In a first, drill to transport organs from GMCH to PGI – The Indian Express
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World Organ Donation Day: In a first, drill to transport organs from GMCH to PGI
The Indian Express “An organ donor and a suitable recipient may not always be present in the same hospital. Hence, harvested organs need to be transported to other hospitals on time, and which is possible by creating a green transport corridor,” mentioned an official … 250 people willing to be organ donors in ChandigarhTimes of India |
Burlington woman to undergo transplant after wait for hospital bed – Toronto Star
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Burlington woman to undergo transplant after wait for hospital bed
Toronto Star Donor registries are growing and technology is allowing transplants to safely occur between patients and donors who are less of a match for each other, said Juravinski’s vice-president of oncology Dr. Ralph Meyer, when the Star first reported about … |
3 booked for luring minors into blood donation – Times of India
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3 booked for luring minors into blood donation
Times of India “The legal age for blood donation is 18 years and the hemoglobin should be 13. The children had hemoglobin levels below 12 and were underage,” said chief medical officer Dr SNS Yadav, adding that blood was being taken without any prior tests. |
Red Cross schedules more blood donation opportunities – Lynchburg News and Advance
Lynchburg News and AdvanceRed Cross schedules more blood donation opportunitiesLynchburg News and AdvanceTo make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767). Local o…
No Need to Wait for the Perfect Match—Cord Blood Is Saving Time and Lives – OncLive
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No Need to Wait for the Perfect Match—Cord Blood Is Saving Time and Lives
OncLive At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), outcomes with cord blood are equivalent to those with matched unrelated donors. If a patient does not have a matched donor, we don’t hesitate to go straight to cord blood. We don’t wait to find that perfect match … |
Bone marrow donor and recipient, both Fil-Ams, hail life – Inquirer.net
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Bone marrow donor and recipient, both Fil-Ams, hail life
Inquirer.net Although in her case, she had no brother or sister to match bone marrow, it was a great relief to learn that an unrelated individual from the same ethnicity was able to match and can be a donor,” Month said further. Donor Palmero-Sydney’s is newly married. |