02Dec/15

Family Seeks Kidney Donor, Uses Unconventional Way Of Looking For Living Match – CBS Local


CBS Local

Family Seeks Kidney Donor, Uses Unconventional Way Of Looking For Living Match
CBS Local
Most donations come from deceased donors, but according to Powell, a small but growing number are living donors. “As a living person you can donate your kidney or part of your liver,” Powell said. She adds that after giving an organ, healthy donors do

02Dec/15

Crohn’s Awareness Week: Six myths about colostomy bags that need to be stopped – The Independent


The Independent

Crohn’s Awareness Week: Six myths about colostomy bags that need to be stopped
The Independent
Despite improved public awareness, many myths persist about what it means to live with a colostomy bag. These misconceptions make it difficult for ostomates – a person with a stoma – to speak out about their condition and causes many new patients …

02Dec/15

Blood donation in honor of Officer Pierson – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle


Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Blood donation in honor of Officer Pierson
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Rochester police officer’s union, the Locust Club, is holding a blood drive in honor of Office Daryl Pierson who was killed in the line of duty in 2014. The blood drive will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 10 at the union hall, 1425 Lexington Ave

02Dec/15

Baby girl becomes Britain’s youngest organ donor – The Independent


The Independent

Baby girl becomes Britain’s youngest organ donor
The Independent
A baby girl who died just 74 minutes after birth has become Britain’s youngest organ donor, after her kidneys were transplanted into an adult patient. Thirteen weeks into the pregnancy, Hope Lee’s parents, Emma and Andrew, found out their daughter was …
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02Dec/15

Make blood donation a civic responsibility – Veep – GhanaWeb


GhanaWeb

Make blood donation a civic responsibility – Veep
GhanaWeb
Vice President Amissah-Arthur stated that despite the fact that the country was celebrating voluntary blood donors, the nation’s blood supplies still fell short of the 100,000 units, which was the requirement to ensure that the needs of every patient
Reps To Elite: Change Your Attitude Towards Voluntarily Blood DonationLeadership Newspapers
Campaign: Vice Prez urges Ghanaians to donate blood voluntarilyPulse.com.gh
National Blood Service awards 11 with veep in attendance [photo story]Citifmonline

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02Dec/15

Visit ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 Sets With Bono’s AIDS Charity – Yibada (English Edition)


Yibada (English Edition)

Visit ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 Sets With Bono’s AIDS Charity
Yibada (English Edition)
The donors, who donate atleast $10 this holiday season to RED, can also win some “Game Of Thrones” related goodies like “Winter Is Coming” and “Fire And Blood” themed T-shirts, autographed posters and a replica map of Westeros complete with map …

02Dec/15

Amy Miller’s mom wants organ donor referrals to be mandatory – News24


News24

Amy Miller’s mom wants organ donor referrals to be mandatory
News24
Durban – A mother, who lost her 5-year-old daughter to a rare heart condition, hopes to take an online petition to the ministry of health to make it mandatory for doctors to inform the Organ Donor Foundation when a patient dies. Natasha Miller, the
South Africa: Amy Miller’s Mom Wants Organ Donor Referrals to Be MandatoryAllAfrica.com

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