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Smokers' lungs better than no transplant: study
Patients who need new lungs are better off getting donated organs from smokers than none at all, even though they probably won't live as long as those who get a lung transplant from a non-smoker, a new study has found.
Some lungs are better than none: Study says donated lungs even from smokers still prolong life
Patients who need new lungs are better off getting donated organs from smokers than none at all, even though they probably won't live as long as those who get a lung transplant from a nonsmoker, a new study says.
Transplanting lungs from smokers worthwhile
Lung transplant patients who receive the organs from smokers have better chances of survival than those who stay on waiting lists, a British study suggests.
Mobilink conducts blood donation drive – Pakistan Daily Times
Mobilink conducts blood donation drivePakistan Daily TimesISLAMABAD: Mobilink organised a nation wide blood donation for its employees across ten cities in partnership with Fatimid Foundation and Sundus Foundation. Mobilink Foundation and employee volu…
First Gulf organ donation forum starts Wednesday – Saudi Gazette
First Gulf organ donation forum starts WednesdaySaudi GazetteDAMMAM – The first-ever Gulf Organ Donor Management Conference will take place on Wednesday at the Sheraton Hotel in Dammam. The conference is being organized with joint cooperation between…
UK surgeons carry out world's quickest live-donor liver transplant
British surgeons have carried out what is believed to be the world's fastest liver transplant after completing the barrage of tests and the operations within three days of finding a match.
7-year-old Regina boy tops organ donor list – News Talk 980 CJME
7-year-old Regina boy tops organ donor listNews Talk 980 CJMEHe is at the top of the organ donor list in North America His aunt, Norma Rae Chapman, says one month ago Harrison was like any other little boy — active and full of energy. Then one day he …
Ontario organ donor agency sets new 1-day record – CTV.ca
CTV.caOntario organ donor agency sets new 1-day recordCTV.caOn the day that CTV's flagship morning show held a two-hour special to promote organ donation, Ontario's organ donor agency, the Trillium Gift of Life Network, set a new one-day record…
Giant cells protect fungus Cryptococcus neoformans during infection
Giant cells called "titan cells" protect the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans during infection, according to two University of Minnesota researchers. Kirsten Nielsen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of microbiology, and recent P…