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How Hélène Campbell became the new face of organ donation
Globe and Mail Before she became the country’s most recognizable double lung transplant recipient, Hélène Campbell had another dream: to become an organ donor. Campbell was working as a clerk in the dialysis unit of an Ottawa hospital and knew that there was a long … |
Sister donates kidney to ailing brother
A selfless act can be the ultimate gift. Brother and sister Jake and Jamie Jacobi of Duluth learned that this year.
Finding the light: Snoqualmie woman pens personal story of family’s transplant experience
‘Catchlight’ is a term of the photographer’s art: “It’s the twinkle you see in a subject’s eye,” says Genevieve Ruth. A portrait photographer by trade, and a Snoqualmie wife and mother, Ruth had to find the light in her own life when things turned dark for her family three years ago At the time, her husband, Nate Gunderson, was in dire need of a heart transplant, after battling for his life …
Holiday Activities For Kids In The East Bay – Patch.com
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Holiday Activities For Kids In The East Bay
Patch.com of Fremont Bay and features rich wetland areas as well as Ohlone Indian shellmound sites. … models with removable organs allow visitors to explore the inside of their bodies. “Your Cellular Self … cancer. Suggested $3 donation; free for children … |
Nelson Mandela 'in good spirits': President Jacob Zuma – Times of India
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Nelson Mandela ‘in good spirits’: President Jacob Zuma
Times of India He has been treated there for a recurrent lung infection and also underwent surgery to remove gallstones, in his longest hospital stay since coming out of prison in 1990 after 27 years in detention. On Monday, Zuma’s office, which is tasked with … Former SAfrican president Mandela ‘much better’: ZumaDaily News & Analysis Mandela looking much better, says ZumaZee News Mandela to spend Christmas day in hospitalNewstrack India CanIndia News –Business Standard –IANS all 1,511 news articles » |
Anticancer agent reduces complications after stem-cell transplant – Oncology Nurse Advisor
Anticancer agent reduces complications after stem-cell transplantOncology Nurse AdvisorAnticancer agent reduces complications after stem-cell transplant. Vorinostat, a drug already approved by the FDA for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, has…
Tianjin passes regulation on organ donation – Global Times
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Tianjin passes regulation on organ donation
Global Times The Tianjin Human Organ Donation Regulation, which was passed at the 37th session of the 15th Tianjin Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee, will be effective from March 1, 2013, Gao said Tuesday. Those who want to donate their organs after … |
"I'm not in hospital; I have not had a kidney transplant" – Prez
President Mahama has denied being hospitalized and receiving a kidney transplant in a hospital in South Africa. This was contained in a Christmas message from the official facebook page of the Presidency.
When Bioethics Stole Medicine – Metapsychology
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When Bioethics Stole Medicine
Metapsychology As transplant medicine grew in popularity, doctors – seeking to procure more and better organs – adopted the term “brain death” to justify the harvesting of the organs of patients without detectable mental activity. When similar patients awoke from … |
Gangrape survivor remains critical, doctors fear organ failure – Hindustan Times
Gangrape survivor remains critical, doctors fear organ failureHindustan TimesThe 23-year-old woman who was gangraped by six men on December 16 in a moving bus continues to be critical and she remains on ventilator support, doctors said on Tuesday. Doct…