Need for kidney transplant spurs billboardBuffalo NewsThat number far surpasses kidneys available for transplantation from living or deceased donors. Last year, 16,896 kidney transplants took place in the United States and 4,453 people died while waiti…
Bone marrow drive may aid local child – Elkin Jonesville Tribune
Bone marrow drive may aid local childElkin Jonesville TribuneOn Saturday, members of the community are invited to register as bone marrow donors in the hopes of helping one local child who suffers from a severe type of anemia. The registration drive wi…
U.S. ban on blood donation by gay men may be eased – Columbus Dispatch
U.S. ban on blood donation by gay men may be easedColumbus DispatchGroups such as the American Red Cross say that risk is infinitesimal in many cases, not enough to justify a full ban that prevents much-needed donations. Doctors and blood-donation advo…
Kidney patient seeks donor through billboard – Buffalo News
Kidney patient seeks donor through billboardBuffalo NewsThat number far surpasses kidneys available for transplantation from living or deceased donors. Last year, 16,896 kidney transplants took place in the United States and 4,453 people died while wai…
Panel calls for easing ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men – The Guardian
The GuardianPanel calls for easing ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual menThe GuardianAn advisory panel of doctors and blood-donation advocates voted on Thursday to recommend that the US pare down its ban on blood donations from gay and bisexu…
Committee Considers Relaxing Blood Donation Ban for Some Gay Men – Advocate.com
Chicago PhoenixCommittee Considers Relaxing Blood Donation Ban for Some Gay MenAdvocate.comA committee hearing today resulted in suggestions to relax the outright restriction on gay and bisexual men donating blood. But activists say the changes still s…
Doing Good by Doing Nothing? – Practical Ethics (blog)
Doing Good by Doing Nothing?Practical Ethics (blog)… of social norms mediated the relationship between default status and charitable donations; and (iv) a transfer effect, whereby participants translated social norms they inferred from the default op…
Man makes 100th blood donation – WNCN
Man makes 100th blood donationWNCNGREENVILLE, N.C. – The American Red Cross is always looking for blood donors and they welcome each and every one of them. But there are some they just adore, the repeat customer. James Kirk Whitley Jr. stepped aboard t…
Polio: Implementation, not strategy, hindering eradication, says donors – The Express Tribune
The Express TribunePolio: Implementation, not strategy, hindering eradication, says donorsThe Express TribuneAs President Mamnoon Hussain appealed to the world to not impose new polio-related sanctions on Pakistan, leading donors have pointed out huge …
Committee Recommendation on Change to Blood Donation Ban Continues to … – Human Rights Campaign (blog)
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Committee Recommendation on Change to Blood Donation Ban Continues to …
Human Rights Campaign (blog) Today HRC reacted to the decision by the nation’s Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety Availability (ACBTSA), which met to review the latest research on the current ban on blood donation from gay and bisexual men. The committee concluded that … Activist sues FDA as feds discuss gay blood donation banChicago Phoenix Blood Donations by Gay Men Gain Support in US Panel VoteBusinessweek Health officials holding hearings to consider reversing ban on blood donations …MyFox Washington DC The Michigan Daily –Global Grind all 13 news articles » |