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 …

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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

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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

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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
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

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Why New FDA Recommendations Against a Gay Blood Ban Are Meaningless
TIME
Gay men are prohibited from donating blood and tissue, regardless of their HIV status, if they’ve had sex with a man since 1977. And though technology and society have radically changed since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implemented the ban …

Panel: Ease Blood Donation Restrictions on Gay Men
WebMD
Nov. 14, 2014 — A ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood should be partially ended, says a panel of experts who advise the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The ban — introduced in 1983 due to concerns that AIDS-causing HIV could …
Gay Blood Donation Ban Could Be LiftedU.S. News & World Report
Committee Considers Relaxing Blood Donation Ban for Some Gay MenAdvocate.com
Committee Recommendation on Change to Blood Donation Ban Continues to …Human Rights Campaign (blog)
Diabetes Insider –Uncover California –Counsel & Heal
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Gene Variants In Organ Donors Associated With Shorter Survival Of …
Counsel & Heal
Transplanted kidneys may stop functioning long-term if they come from donors with variants in a particular gene, according to a new study. The study found that risk variants in the apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) in African American deceased kidney …

American Red Cross encourages donors to make a blood donation before the …
Mesquite Local News
The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to make a point to give blood before the busy holiday season arrives. Blood donations often decline between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day as people become busy with holiday festivities. Donors are …

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