22May/13

Lifetime ban on blood donation by gay men lifts – MetroNews Canada


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Lifetime ban on blood donation by gay men lifts
MetroNews Canada
TORONTO – Canada is lifting the lifetime ban on blood donation by gay men, though serious restrictions will remain in place. Canadian Blood Services says men who have not had sex with other men within the last five years will be allowed to donate blood
Blood donation ban lifted for some men who have sex with menCBC.ca
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but some restrictions remainOttawa Citizen
Gay men to be allowed to donate blood, with tough restrictionsSarnia Observer
Montreal Gazette –Canada.com –West – Welfare Society Territory
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22May/13

More Kids Getting Donor Organs, But Gaps Persist, Study Finds – U.S. News & World Report

More Kids Getting Donor Organs, But Gaps Persist, Study Finds
U.S. News & World Report
During that time, the overall pool of potential organ donors expanded to include not just patients who’ve experienced brain death but also those with a “circulatory determination of death.” But it’s unclear how much that shift in donor criteria helps

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22May/13

BioVentrix to Exhibit Revivent™ System, which Surpasses Survival Benefit … – Fort Mills Times

BioVentrix to Exhibit Revivent™ System, which Surpasses Survival Benefit
Fort Mills Times
BioVentrix, pioneer of the Less Invasive Ventricular Enhancement™ (LIVE™) procedure for the treatment of heart failure (HF), announced today that it will showcase its Revivent™ Myocardial Anchoring System at the European Heart Failure Congress (HFC)

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