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Last surgeries underway in 12-person kidney transplant chain
Vallejo Times Herald Domino-like kidney swaps are becoming increasingly common when a donor’s kidney is incompatible with a relative or friend who needs one. Instead of waiting for doctors to harvest a kidney from a body, recipients and donors can sign on to use a software … |
New home for LVAA: Portland warehouse – The Courier-Journal
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New home for LVAA: Portland warehouse
The Courier-Journal RELATED | Against the Grain taps Portland production site. “It will be the more the merrier,” said gallery … Westerman said the purchase price for the building was covered by two donors who requested anonymity. LVAA purchased the building from a … |
Muslim community mobilizes to aid refugees – The Courier-Journal
The Courier-JournalMuslim community mobilizes to aid refugeesThe Courier-JournalHousehold and other items for the Muslim Community Donation Drive may be dropped off through Friday, March 13 at Nur Islamic School on Six Mile Lane in the Jeffersontown ar…
Climate contrarian’s fossil fuel funding ignites disclosure debate – Ars Technica
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Climate contrarian’s fossil fuel funding ignites disclosure debate
Ars Technica … of papers attempting to show that the Sun—not greenhouse gases—is behind recent global warming, had received some $1.2 million over the last ten years from fossil fuel companies, the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, and a source-obscuring … |
Kidney donation triggers transplant chain in San Francisco – Arizona Daily Star
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Kidney donation triggers transplant chain in San Francisco
Arizona Daily Star Jacobs’ kidneys failed in early 2000 from a genetic disease. In late 2003, a living, unrelated donor provided an organ for a transplant. A new chance at life got him thinking. “I talked to my doctor about kidney-paired donation. He was excited about … Chain of kidney transplants begins at San Francisco hospitalNBC 29 News |
Blood Assurance offering free Girl Scout cookies for blood donations Monday … – TriCities.com
Blood Assurance offering free Girl Scout cookies for blood donations Monday …TriCities.comTo be eligible to donate blood, you must be at least 17 years old (16 years old with parental consent), weigh 110 pounds or more and be in good health. The proc…
Lisa Orsi named as organ donor ambassador following her death – Derry Journal
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Lisa Orsi named as organ donor ambassador following her death
Derry Journal “The gift of life that she is leaving to people in Singapore has rightly been acknowledged by the government there who have awarded her the title of ambassador of organ donation. “Lisa was well known around Derry through her presence in GAA circles. |
Six patients are getting kidney transplants from six donors at a San Francisco … – Business Insider
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Six patients are getting kidney transplants from six donors at a San Francisco …
Business Insider Jacobs’ kidneys failed in early 2000 from a genetic disease. In late 2003, a living, unrelated donor provided an organ for a transplant. A new chance at life got him thinking. “I talked to my doctor about kidney-paired donation. He was excited about … Woman’s kidney transplant to a stranger could end up saving 6 livesAlbuquerque Journal San Francisco hospital begins rare six-way kidney transplant chainSarnia Observer |
Couple’s big walk carries a message – Northern Advocate
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Couple’s big walk carries a message
Northern Advocate SUPPORT: Ros (right) and Hugh Cole-Baker (second from right) met many people on their epic 3000km walk to raise awareness of organ donation, including Wanaka man Rob Johnston (second from left) who received a live kidney donation from his son Richie … |
UB cardiologist studying use of stem cells to fix the heart – Buffalo Business First
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UB cardiologist studying use of stem cells to fix the heart
Buffalo Business First “Demonstrating the feasibility of using cells from an unrelated donor would also provide an off-the-shelf approach to cardiac stem cell therapy.” Other researchers on the team include Dr. Gen Suzuki, associate professor in the department of medicine; … |