06Oct/15

Kochi district to get e-blood donors’ directory – Times of India


The Hindu

Kochi district to get e-blood donors‘ directory
Times of India
KOCHI: District will get an online blood donors‘ directory with details of more than 50,000 donors soon. The initiative as part of the ‘Jeevadayani’ project of the Kerala state youth welfare board aims to launch a state-wide registry of more than two
Soon, get details of blood donors onlineThe Hindu

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06Oct/15

Transplanting Kidneys From Deceased Donors With Severe Acute Kidney Injury – Medscape

Transplanting Kidneys From Deceased Donors With Severe Acute Kidney Injury
Medscape
Our aim was to determine outcomes with transplanting kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury, defined as a donor with terminal serum creatinine ≥2.0 mg/dL, or a donor requiring acute renal replacement therapy. We included all patients

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05Oct/15

Rhode Island Blood Center to lay off 10 percent of staff – The San Luis Obispo Tribune

Rhode Island Blood Center to lay off 10 percent of staff
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
The center hasn’t been mandated to start the screening, but an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended nationwide testing of donors for Babesia this year. About 15 cases of transfusion-related babesiosis are reported every …

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05Oct/15

Colorado man marks record blood donation: He’s given 90 gallons since 1946 – KTNV Las Vegas


KTNV Las Vegas

Colorado man marks record blood donation: He’s given 90 gallons since 1946
KTNV Las Vegas
In a time when blood shortages seem to be the norm, a Colorado man is breaking donation records for Bonfils Blood Centers. Bill Cell has donated 90 gallons of blood over his lifetime — and counting. The 87-year-old from Westminster started donating in …

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05Oct/15

Blood Donation Opportunities in Alameda and Nearby – Patch.com

Patch.comBlood Donation Opportunities in Alameda and NearbyPatch.comDuring Liver Awareness Month this October, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood and platelets to support liver transplant patients and others needing blood p…