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Local man finds organ donor
WKRC TV Cincinnati MAINEVILLE, Ohio (WKRC) – A man needed to find a kidney, so he literally took his search to the streets. He will now get a transplant. Dan Becker had a kidney transplant several years ago but needs a new one. He used yard signs in a search for a donor. |
Predicting survival using clinical risk scores and non-HLA immunogenetics – Nature.com
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Predicting survival using clinical risk scores and non-HLA immunogenetics
Nature.com These risk factors (EBMT-factors) are patient age, sibling donor/matched unrelated donor (MUD), patient–donor gender combination, stage of disease and time from diagnosis to transplant. A clinical risk score (EMBT-score) utilising the EBMT-factors was … |
Calls for more blood donors | SBS News – SBS
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Calls for more blood donors | SBS News
SBS The organisation’s National Media Manager, Shaun Inguanzo says the blood donor centres accept 25-thousand donations each week. That’s the equivalent of a blood donation every eight seconds. But he told Van Nguyen, it’s critical to keep raising public … Triple century reached for generous Coast blood donor | Gympie TimesGympie Times Patients’ kin asked to arrange blood despite availability of stock at Hindu …I am in dna of India Extraordinary people celebrated in National Blood Donor WeekMackay Daily Mercury |
More than 20 people awaiting organ transplant in Runcorn and Widnes – Liverpool Echo
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More than 20 people awaiting organ transplant in Runcorn and Widnes
Liverpool Echo NHS Blood And Transplant’s director of organ donation and transplantation Sally Johnson said: “We are truly grateful to the deceased donors who enabled 49 people in Cheshire to receive an organ transplant last year. Their donations have saved and … Call for Cheshire residents to discuss organ donationWarrington Guardian How one of the world’s longest-living heart transplant recipients would fix …The Globe and Mail Organ donation: Faces at the front lineNew Zealand Herald |
Political donations: Five ways to get around Australia’s laws – Sydney Morning Herald
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Political donations: Five ways to get around Australia’s laws
Sydney Morning Herald The donation threshold applies only to individuals or corporate entities. A determined donor could arrange for 10 people, or 10 related corporate entities, to donate funds, with each donation less than the threshold. If 10 mates donated, say, $12,999 … |
Heart transplant man Ron’s epic fundraiser – Larne Times – Larne Times
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Heart transplant man Ron’s epic fundraiser – Larne Times
Larne Times Having completed almost 1000km of his 2500km mammoth journey around Ireland, Ron Cummins will be spending two weeks walking along the Antrim coast raising funds and awareness for the Irish Heart and Lung Transplant Association. Together with his wife … |
Bahrain health officials warn about organ trade mafias – Trade Arabia – Trade Arabia
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Bahrain health officials warn about organ trade mafias – Trade Arabia
Trade Arabia “So people resort to unrelated donors and we lack a law that can control this.” As the black market trade in human organs is totally unregulated, severe complications and even death can result due to infection, blood poisoning and organ rejection, said … |
Blood transplant slowdown a challenge for Be the Match – StarTribune.com – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star TribuneBlood transplant slowdown a challenge for Be the Match – StarTribune.comMinneapolis Star TribuneThe new home is a crowning achievement for the registry of stem cell donors, but the move comes as the organization is struggling to…
Donor ‘chat’ may save lives – Bayside NewsBayside News – Bayside News
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Donor ‘chat’ may save lives – Bayside NewsBayside News
Bayside News ROTARY clubs on the Mornington Peninsula are among 1100 across Australia urging families to “have the chat” about organ and tissue donation with their loved ones and register their donation decisions during DonateLife Week. Rotary’s participation in … |
Gift of life needs a thrust – The Hindu – The Hindu
Gift of life needs a thrust – The HinduThe HinduThe protocol guiding deceased organ donation begins with the early identification of brain-dead patients in ICUs, mandatory certification of brain deaths by neurosurgeons and rigorous maintenance of brain…