17Feb/15

Hepatitis A: Blood donors who have eaten recalled berries told to contact Red … – Sydney Morning Herald


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Hepatitis A: Blood donors who have eaten recalled berries told to contact Red
Sydney Morning Herald
He said the service could track every donation to a specific hospital. The blood inventory is “healthy”. “We can assess the risk, and if necessary recall the blood donation. We can either quarantine it or dispose of it,” he said. Blood recipients are
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17Feb/15

Man makes over 147 blood donations in 10 years to save wife – Shanghaiist


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Man makes over 147 blood donations in 10 years to save wife
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A man in Changchun city, Jilin province has made over 147 blood donations in the past decade to help his wife, who suffers from anemia and myasthenia, an autoimmune disease. After Xu Wenwu’s wife collapsed in 2003 due to her anemia, doctors told her …
Man donates blood 147 times to save anaemic wifeAsiaOne
Man donates blood over 147 times in 10 years to save anaemia-sticken wifeThe New Paper

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17Feb/15

Organ recipient and donor family meet for 1st time after Global News report – Globalnews.ca


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Organ recipient and donor family meet for 1st time after Global News report
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WATCH ABOVE: An organ donor recipient and donor family meet after Global News story. Cindy Pom reports. TORONTO – She had a tissue box ready but by the end of the reunion it was nearly empty. Cindy Barkley couldn’t hold back the tears as she gave a …
Paying thanks after a family’s tragic lossToronto Star

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17Feb/15

75 people participate in Kantipur blood donation – E Kantipur

75 people participate in Kantipur blood donationE KantipurKATHMANDU, FEB 17 – Kantipur Publications organised a blood donation programme to commence its 22nd anniversary on Monday. A total of 75 individuals donated blood in the event that was held on t…

17Feb/15

Frozen berry scare prompts blood donation ban: Red Cross – SBS

Frozen berry scare prompts blood donation ban: Red CrossSBSFrozen berry scare prompts blood donation ban: Red Cross. Blood donors who ate berries linked to the hepatitis A outbreak will not be able to donate for two months as a precaution, says the Red…

16Feb/15

Newport mom thankful for life-saving organ donation – kgw.com

Newport mom thankful for life-saving organ donation
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Cathy Marshall, KGW Staff 1:48 p.m. PST February 16, 2015. CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. NEWPORT, Ore. — A Newport mother of two is sharing her story of survival to encourage organ donation. “I’m alive because in a difficult time a …

16Feb/15

Patients with HIV can safely receive kidneys from deceased HIV-positive donors … – aidsmap

Patients with HIV can safely receive kidneys from deceased HIV-positive donors
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“Our study showed that kidneys from HIV-positive deceased donors can be transplanted into carefully selected HIV-positive recipients, with the expectation that outcome would be similar to that observed in kidney transplantation programs involving high

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