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Family of organ donor chosen to attend New Year’s parade
WAOW The Zinda family was chosen by an organ donor services program to be featured in the New Year’s Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. A handmade florograph of Alan will be featured on one of the parade floats. “They’ll have first row seating and they … |
Rosholt couple shares story of son’s organ donation – Stevenspointjournal
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Rosholt couple shares story of son’s organ donation
Stevenspointjournal The gathering was held to honor Alan’s choice at age 16 to become an organ donor, and the fact that five of his organs, including his heart, have allowed three people to live. That decision soon will be memorialized on one of the nation’s grandest stages. Alan “Baz” Zinda, A Celebration of LifeWSAW |
Pregnancy can be safe for kidney donors – The Beacon Herald
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Pregnancy can be safe for kidney donors
The Beacon Herald This information can also be used to guide the care of pregnant donors,” said Dr. Amit Garg, director of Living Kidney Donation, a kidney specialist at London Health Sciences Centre and a researcher at Lawson Health Research Institute. Garg presented … Most adults can’t donate kidneys due to preventable health issues, possible …Medical Xpress Kidney donors at greater risk of preeclampsia, gestational hypertensionFamily Practice News Digital Network |
Need for organ donors never greater – www.ottawacommunitynews.com/
Need for organ donors never greaterwww.ottawacommunitynews.com/The deceased organ donation rate in Canada, according to experts, is half that of those countries with the best rates including Australia, the United States, and Spain. Spain and the U.S. h…
Transplant survivor leads donor drive – U-T San Diego
U-T San DiegoTransplant survivor leads donor driveU-T San DiegoLindsey spent 143 days in the hospital this year awaiting donor organs for a transplant surgery so rare that only about 25 are performed in the country each year. Of the 123,000 Americans o…
Thanksgiving comes early for kidney donor and recipient who didn’t know each … – The Post-Standard – syracuse.com
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Thanksgiving comes early for kidney donor and recipient who didn’t know each …
The Post-Standard – syracuse.com Kidney failure patients who can get a kidney from a live donor tend to do much better than patients who receive kidneys from deceased donors, said Dr. Vaughn Whittaker, another surgeon who participated in the chain and sewed the donated kidneys into … |
Rosholt couple shares story of son’s organ donation – Wausau Daily Herald
Wausau Daily Herald |
Rosholt couple shares story of son’s organ donation
Wausau Daily Herald The gathering was held to honor Alan’s choice at age 16 to become an organ donor, and the fact that five of his organs, including his heart, have allowed three people to live. That decision soon will be memorialized on one of the nation’s grandest stages. Family of organ donor chosen to attend New Year’s paradeWAOW Alan “Baz” Zinda, A Celebration of LifeWSAW |
Gay men in the US are banned from donating blood. That might be about to … – Vox
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Gay men in the US are banned from donating blood. That might be about to …
Vox A lot has changed since HIV was known as “gay-related immune deficiency.” For years, medical experts and gay-rights activists have said that the ban on gay men is discriminatory … groups that are seen as high-risk carriers for blood-borne infections … Blood safety panel calls for ending ban on gay donorsWashington Blade Committee Recommends Relaxing Ban On Gay Men Donating BloodBuzzFeed News |
FDA panel says ban on blood donations from gay men should be partially lifted – New York Daily News
New York Daily News |
FDA panel says ban on blood donations from gay men should be partially lifted
New York Daily News A U.S. advisory panel on Thursday recommended for the first time that the 31-year ban preventing gay and bisexual men from donating blood should be partially ended, placing the nation’s policy in line with other countries. Men who had sex with men … |
American Red Cross announces blood donation schedule – Petoskey News-Review
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American Red Cross announces blood donation schedule
Petoskey News-Review PETOSKEY — Blood donations often decline this time of year when donors get busy with holiday festivities and travel. Severe winter weather and seasonal illnesses, like flu, can also have a serious impact on blood donations, but the need for blood … American Red Cross encourages donors to make a blood donation before the …Mesquite Local News American Red Cross hosting local blood drivesSouthgate News Herald |