07Oct/15

Bilingual Site Boosts Awareness of Kidney Donations For Hispanics/Latinos – Northwestern University NewsCenter

Bilingual Site Boosts Awareness of Kidney Donations For Hispanics/Latinos
Northwestern University NewsCenter
Infórmate.org was launched to help Hispanics/Latinos with kidney failure and their families learn about the options, risks and benefits of living and deceased donor kidney transplants and make informed decisions about what is best for them. The website

07Oct/15

Study: Half-match donors effective for blood cancer patients – UPI.com


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Study: Half-match donors effective for blood cancer patients
UPI.com
“The results of the current study are certainly encouraging, and suggest that outcomes from a half-matched related donor are similar to fully matched donors,” said Dr. Sameh Gaballa, a researcher and assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University.
The perfect match might be the imperfect oneEurekAlert (press release)

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07Oct/15

Editorial: Have you signed up as an organ donor? – The Journal News | LoHud.com


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Editorial: Have you signed up as an organ donor?
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Are you a registered organ donor? Are you sure? New York ranks dead last in organ donation. Yes, we’re 50th among the 50 states in terms of the percentage of residents signed up as organ donors. At the same time, someone dies every 15 hours in New …
NY Governor Declares Tuesday Organ Donor Enrollment DayWSKG News

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