15Dec/14

Democrats in Congress Fight to Allow Gay Men to Donate Blood – National Journal


National Journal

Democrats in Congress Fight to Allow Gay Men to Donate Blood
National Journal
December 15, 2014 Members of Congress are urging Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell to end a policy instituted in 1983 that bans “men who have sex with men” from donating blood. “If we are serious about protecting and …
80 Members Of Congress Urge Repealing Ban On Gay Men Donating BloodBuzzFeed News
Gay blood donor policy: 80 lawmakers ask for end-of-year changeWashington Times
Legislators to HHS: End blood donation policy, go to risk-based policyWindy City Times
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15Dec/14

Jeb Bush Keeps on Mulling – RealClearPolitics


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Jeb Bush Keeps on Mulling
RealClearPolitics
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush’s big donors and allies are tantalized by his promise to decide “in short order” whether to run for president. But supporters are struggling to understand what his actions mean and whether they can predict his
In or out? Jeb Bush keeps mulling 2016 decisionTheadanews

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15Dec/14

Rep. Ellison among lawmakers urging end to ban on blood donation by gay men – TheColu.mn

TheColu.mnRep. Ellison among lawmakers urging end to ban on blood donation by gay menTheColu.mnRep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat representing Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs, is one of 80 members of Congress appealing to the Department of Health and H…

15Dec/14

Roche Cobas Assays Get Additional CE Claims for Organ, Tissue Testing – GenomeWeb


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Roche Cobas Assays Get Additional CE Claims for Organ, Tissue Testing
GenomeWeb
In the EU, organ transplantation from deceased donors is performed for more than 30,000 patients annually, Roche said. The urgent nature of organ transplant requires infectious disease screening to be carried out as quickly as possible. Cobas MPX is a …
Roche’s Diagnostic Systems Test For HIV In Donor OrgansBidness ETC
Roche Expands CE-IVD Claims For Organ, Tissue TestingDrug Discovery & Development
Roche expands CE-IVD claims for organ and tissue testing for next generation PR Newswire UK (press release)

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15Dec/14

SSB holds blood donation camp – GreaterKashmir.com

SSB holds blood donation camp
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Srinagar, Dec 15: SashastraSeemaBal’s (SSB) 46th battalion in collaboration with the Indian Red Cross Society organized a blood donation camp at Batamaloo here. The camp was inaugurated by KC Vikram, commandant 46th battalion and in presence of …

15Dec/14

Regulation of advanced therapy medicinal products will affect the practice of … – Nature.com

Regulation of advanced therapy medicinal products will affect the practice of
Nature.com
Allogeneic ‘BMT’—as originally designed and used—has grown into a highly versatile procedure, in which different categories of donors, related or unrelated, fully or partially HLA-matched, can be solicited to undergo various types of collection

15Dec/14

Legislators to HHS: End blood donation policy, go to risk-based policy – Windy City Times


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Legislators to HHS: End blood donation policy, go to risk-based policy
Windy City Times
The legislators also urged HHS to consider the work of implementing an infection monitoring system separately from the MSM deferral policy. The legislators wrote, “The ACBTSA’s recommendation to hinge any change in the MSM blood donation policy to the …
Legislators call on HHS to end discriminatory blood donation policySan Diego Gay & Lesbian News
Rep. Ellison among lawmakers urging end to ban on blood donation by gay menTheColu.mn
Elizabeth Warren Just Took a Major Stand for Gay RightsMic
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15Dec/14

Legislators call on HHS to end discriminatory blood donation policy – San Diego Gay & Lesbian News


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Legislators call on HHS to end discriminatory blood donation policy
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
WASHINGTON DC — U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and Representatives Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), led a letter with 75 of their congressional colleagues calling on …
Congress members call for end to gay blood banMetro Weekly
Warren Leads Effort to Lift Ban on Gay, Bisexual Men Donating BloodPJ Media
Baldwin leads lawmakers in urging end to ban on gay blood donorsWisconsin Gazette

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15Dec/14

Organ donation – Andrew Duncan’s Story – Belfast Newsletter

Organ donation – Andrew Duncan’s Story
Belfast Newsletter
Organ donation – Andrew Duncan’s Story. Find out whythe organ donation register is so important by watching Andrew’s story. www.organdonation.nhs.uk. Published on 15th December 2014. Latest; Most Popular; News; Sport; Lifestyle. Dynamic Dart …