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Precision medicine can reduce racial disparities in kidney transplants
The Hill (blog) A long-standing, vexing problem for kidney transplant donors, patients, and scientists is that kidney transplants from African American deceased donors don’t last as long as deceased donor kidneys from other ethnic/racial groups. Since many African … |
Monitoring the MSM blood donation debate – Irish Medical Times
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Monitoring the MSM blood donation debate
Irish Medical Times CEO Brian O’Mahony pledges that the Irish Haemophilia Society will monitor decision-making around the blood donation deferral policy for men who have sex with men to ensure it remains a risk management issue, not an equality one, writes Lloyd Mudiwa. |
Dying 22-year-old rejects organ donation so she can complete bucket list – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.ukDying 22-year-old rejects organ donation so she can complete bucket listMirror.co.ukChannan Petrides, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, took herself off the transplant list after weighing up the hidden risks the operation would pose. Doctor…
Community Rallies Around East Quogue Heart Transplant Recipient, Family – 27east.com
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Community Rallies Around East Quogue Heart Transplant Recipient, Family
27east.com After being diagnosed with an enlarged heart in 2013, Joseph Taylor’s immediate goal was to receive a transplant as soon as possible.Today, two years later, and with his new heart successfully in place, the 28-year-old East Quogue resident’s new goal … |
Hospital calls for blood donation for Yola bomb blast victims – DailyPost Nigeria
DailyPost NigeriaHospital calls for blood donation for Yola bomb blast victimsDailyPost NigeriaGas explosion kills one in Lagos As doctors battle to save the lives of the wounded in last night bomb blast in Yola, Adamawa State, the Federal Medical Cent…
Tattoo trend blamed for 40% drop in blood donations – The Independent
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Tattoo trend blamed for 40% drop in blood donations
The Independent The drop means that 204,000 people will have to come forward as sign up as new donors this year to make up for the shortfall. Jon Latham, assistant director at NHS Blood and Transplant, said: “We simply can’t ignore the fact that there has been a stark … |
Missing letters revealed as part of blood donation campaign – CampaignLive
Missing letters revealed as part of blood donation campaignCampaignLiveThe public will be asked to help spread the word by dropping letters from social profiles and to post images of people supporting blood donation with letters missing from their name…
Blood donation crisis blamed on rise in tattoos and exotic holidays – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukBlood donation crisis blamed on rise in tattoos and exotic holidaysTelegraph.co.ukBlood donation crisis blamed on rise in tattoos and exotic holidays. NHS pleads for new donors, warning that numbers have plunged 40 per cent in ten years….
Bone marrow donor numbers rise, but too many still searching in desperate bid … – WalesOnline
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Bone marrow donor numbers rise, but too many still searching in desperate bid …
WalesOnline After two failed transplants from his sister, Sophia, 30, Angelo, was told an unrelated male donor is his best survival chance. He said: “I need a clean slate with a healthy young man’s cells as my consultant believes that will give me the best … |
ALJASSAR: Opt-out organ donation saves lives – University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
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ALJASSAR: Opt-out organ donation saves lives
University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily Five-year survival rates among those who receive transplanted organs are auspicious; according to figures from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, over 80 percent of those who receive a kidney from a deceased donor remain alive after five … |