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Teen dies after plea for lung donation falls on deaf ears
EJ Insight Lo’s father made a public plea on Sept. 27 for the donation of a lung from a deceased person’s body. QMH cardiothoracic surgery chief Dr. Au Wing-kuk said the call was never answered. Au said two people, however, had offered to donate half of their lungs. |
Northlander appointed to Organ Donation Advisory Committee – Liberty Tribune
Huntersville HeraldNorthlander appointed to Organ Donation Advisory CommitteeLiberty TribuneThe committee assists the Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in the development of organ donor aw…
208 Delhi Police Personnel Come Forward to Donate Blood for Dengue Patients – The Better India (blog)
The Better India (blog)208 Delhi Police Personnel Come Forward to Donate Blood for Dengue PatientsThe Better India (blog)Delhi police officials have joined hands to help citizens suffering from dengue and to spread awareness about the disease in the na…
PEC students launch mobile app to connect blood, organ donors – Times of India
PEC students launch mobile app to connect blood, organ donorsTimes of IndiaCHANDIGARH: To help patients stuck in emergencies, students of PEC University of Technology, Sector 12, have created a mobile application to reach out to potential blood and org…
DC community calendar, Oct. 8-15, 2015 – Washington Post
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DC community calendar, Oct. 8-15, 2015
Washington Post Join the Smithsonian Rock ‘n Roll Chorus Seniors over 55 who love to sing and love rock-and-roll can sign up for this six-week program and be a founding member of the new ensemble to be led by Jeffrey Dokken, music director and conductor of the … |
Get past the hysteria, and consider care and good works of organ donation – The Boston Globe
NBCNews.comGet past the hysteria, and consider care and good works of organ donationThe Boston GlobeThe organ donation, recovery, and processing network is highly regulated, and the processing companies are often public entities and operate with string…
B’luru Opening its Eyes to Donations – The New Indian Express
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B’luru Opening its Eyes to Donations
The New Indian Express They also organise awareness programmes and go door to door to spread awareness on eye donation. The high school children at their Swami Vivekananda School drive the centre’s initiatives. They inform the volunteers about any death in their area and … |
Should there be an incentive structure in place for the sale of human organs? – Minnesota Public Radio News (blog)
Minnesota Public Radio News (blog)Should there be an incentive structure in place for the sale of human organs?Minnesota Public Radio News (blog)Studies have shown that compensating donors would massively increase the amount of organ donors in the US w…
With Gene Editing, Pigs Could Be The Perfect Organ Donor – Popular Science
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With Gene Editing, Pigs Could Be The Perfect Organ Donor
Popular Science For years, scientists have been trying to manipulate pig organs so that they could be transplanted into the 8,000 humans waiting for a life saving transplant. So far, that hasn’t worked. But George Church, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School and co … Gene-Editing Record Smashed in PigsScientific American |
Donors’ cash saves the Christmas tree in downtown Grand Rapids – MLive.com
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Donors‘ cash saves the Christmas tree in downtown Grand Rapids
MLive.com But facing a need to replace the lights, the museum decided instead to refocus its priorities on programs related to its mission, spokeswoman Cia Segerlind said. “The need for new lights was not an unanticipated expense, but rather an increase in … |