17May/15

Blood donation opportunities in Southwest Georgia open through end of May – The Albany Herald

The Albany HeraldBlood donation opportunities in Southwest Georgia open through end of MayThe Albany HeraldWilliam Slugg donates platelets at the Albany Blood Donation Center on Dawson Road. Officials from the American Red Cross say platelets, as well …

17May/15

Journal Times editorial: Our organ donation program needs reform – Journal Times

Journal Times editorial: Our organ donation program needs reform
Journal Times
When you agreed to have the “Organ Donor” sticker put on your driver’s license, it came from a place of generosity, a thought of “I’ll be dead, but some of my organs could improve, or even save, the life of somebody else.” We agree to be organ donors …

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16May/15

Doctor ‘optimistic’ Melnyk’s liver transplant could happen next week – CTV News


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Doctor ‘optimistic’ Melnyk’s liver transplant could happen next week
CTV News
A living donor is Melnyk’s best shot because his rare AB blood allows him to receive a transplant from any blood type. While an organ from a deceased donor must be a perfect match. Potential donors will have to undergo extensive physical and
Melnyk transplant surgery still several days away: doctorOttawa Citizen
Hundreds offer to be living liver donors for critically ill Sens owner MelnykYahoo Canada Sports

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16May/15

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk receives ‘huge response’ for liver … – National Post


Boston Herald

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk receives ‘huge response’ for liver
National Post
The Senators said over 500 donor applications had been received by the University Health Network’s Donor Assessment Team and “more than 12 candidates have been identified and selected to go through the donor screening process at Toronto General
Senators owner Melnyk could undergo surgery soonSportsnet.ca
Senators: Good response by liver donors for owner MelnykBoston Herald
Outpouring of support for ailing Senators owner Eugene MelnykESPN
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16May/15

Melnyk surgery could be in days – Ottawa Sun


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Melnyk surgery could be in days
Ottawa Sun
“With living donation, you can do the transplant sooner than if (the patient) waited on the deceased donor list, so the outcomes tend to be quite good… Many patients with severe liver disease, they’re very sick, and the longer they’re waiting for a
Eugene Melnyk could get liver transplant soon, 12 potential donors chosenCBC.ca
Doctor ‘optimistic’ Melnyk’s liver transplant could happen this coming weekCTV News
Hundreds offer to be living liver donors for critically ill Sens owner MelnykYahoo Canada Sports

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16May/15

D.C. Week: FDA Proposes New Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men – MedPage Today


MedPage Today

D.C. Week: FDA Proposes New Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
MedPage Today
WASHINGTON — The FDA issued proposed rules to lift the ban on blood donation by men who have sex with men, and the Obama administration clarified rules for birth control coverage as the weather warmed up here in the nation’s capital. FDA Proposes …