13May/15

FDA Wants To Lift Blood Donation Blanket Ban On Gay Males – Tech Times

Tech TimesFDA Wants To Lift Blood Donation Blanket Ban On Gay MalesTech TimesBlood donation in the U.S. is regulated by the FDA and all blood centers are required to follow the rules and regulations set up by the FDA. As per current FDA guidelines, gay…

13May/15

Are You Waiting for a Kidney Transplant? Living Donors Bring Hope – Health Hub from Cleveland Clinic


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Are You Waiting for a Kidney Transplant? Living Donors Bring Hope
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If you’re waiting for a kidney transplant, you already know about the daunting stats: 100,000 patients on the wait list and a three- to five-year wait, on average, for a kidney from a deceased donor. But each year, hundreds of transplant patients get
New kidney transplant system helps some but doesn’t address wait time gapChippewa Herald

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13May/15

FDA announces plan to end nationwide ban on gay blood donation – Fox News


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FDA announces plan to end nationwide ban on gay blood donation
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WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration is outlining its plan to end the nation’s lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 32-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified. The FDA on …
As Promised, FDA To Lift Ban on Gay Blood DonationNBCNews.com
FDA propose to lift ban on blood donation for gay, bisexual menMedical News Today
FDA proposes lifting lifetime ban on gay, bisexual men donating blood — as New York Daily News
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13May/15

Aliso Viejo artist one of many who depend on blood donation – OCRegister

OCRegisterAliso Viejo artist one of many who depend on blood donationOCRegisterAliso Viejo artist Katherine Taylor depends on anonymous blood donors for life-saving treatment. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. If you met Katheri…

13May/15

FDA Proposal Would End Ban on Blood Donation – New York Times

NBCNews.comFDA Proposal Would End Ban on Blood DonationNew York TimesThe Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday released its proposal for scrapping a decades-old lifetime ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men. The proposal was criticized when …

13May/15

Use CSR budget to fund liver transplants in children: doctors – The Hindu

Use CSR budget to fund liver transplants in children: doctors
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In October 2014, a National Policy Round Table was held in Lucknow on “Deceased Donor Organ Transplantation in India-Converting Challenges into Opportunities.” Dr. Asthana, who was part of the Round Table, said certain recommendations were made to …
BGS Global Hospitals Performs 100 Liver Transplants; a First in KarnatakaPR Newswire India (press release)

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