Sydney Morning HeraldDeath for a life: inside the donor dilemmaSydney Morning HeraldThe real bottleneck, in Bendorf's assessment, is that relatively fewer Australians are treated in intensive care units right through to the point of brain death – w…
IL-6 Blocker Stops RA Joint Damage – MedPage Today
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Liz Cho goes into the OR, for organ donor story – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsLiz Cho goes into the OR, for organ donor storyNew York Daily News“It was very much a part of my life growing up,” she says of organ donation. “Connected for Life” airs Saturday at 7 pm It eyes how New York lags in donations …
Organ Donation Program Coordinator Hopes For Long Shot For Kidney – CBS Local
CBS LocalOrgan Donation Program Coordinator Hopes For Long Shot For KidneyCBS LocalVikki Tulcus, coordinator of the Organ Donor Program at the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, is herself in need of a kidney transplant. (Credit: Steve Miller/WB…
Overwhelming public response leads to extension in organ donation campaign – Pakistan Observer
Overwhelming public response leads to extension in organ donation campaignPakistan ObserverKarachi—More than 500 people, from cross section of society, having pledged to donate their organs after death, in first five days of the ongoing week long nat…
Sanghavi Exports organises blood donation camp – Diamond World Magazine
Sanghavi Exports organises blood donation campDiamond World MagazineSanghavi Exports International Pvt. Ltd., a leading diamond manufacturing company and a DTC Sightholder conducted a voluntary blood donation camp in Surat, Gujarat. The camp is an annu…
Heart transplant recipient crusades to boost organ donor numbers – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsHeart transplant recipient crusades to boost organ donor numbersNew York Daily NewsRoxanne Watson of Spring Valley, who received a life-saving heart transplant a year ago last July, has dedicated her 'second life' to promotin…
Abbott's Humira receives European Commission nod to treat active ulcerative … – pharmabiz.com
Abbott's Humira receives European Commission nod to treat active ulcerative …pharmabiz.comHumira is indicated for treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adult patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional …
Student organ donation recipients reflect on life during Donate Life month – MSU State News
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N.J. Hospital Association Launches Consumer Website for Heart Failure Patients – Becker's Hospital Review
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