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A woman who planned to donate part of her liver to get her son a job has been fined $2,300, report says
A Korean woman agreed to help the ill chairman of a construction company, but a nurse became suspic…
Ryan Hogg
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A young woman injured in a car crash got flamed for receiving blood donations from dozens of civil servants, over concerns they were forced to become 'mobile blood banks for the rich'
State media says that Yu Yanyan, 27, was given a blood transfusion from "enthusiastic" Tibetan civi…
Matthew Loh
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My brother needed a liver transplant but didn't have health insurance. My advocacy is what got him on the donor list.
When my brother needed a liver transplant and didn't have health insurance, I advocated for him and…
Taayoo Murray
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A living organ donor gave part of his liver and a kidney to 2 different people within 2 years
Brian Flynn gave his brother's friend a kidney in 2019. A year later, he decided to do it again to …
Canela López
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Business is booming for the $24 billion plasma industry - but it may be putting vulnerable donors at risk
Americans supply two-thirds of the world's plasma, supporting an industry that relies on vulnerable…
Julia Press,Robin Lindsay
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Harvesting organs, adding years to lives
Finding a donor is the most difficult thing in India, owing to bureaucratic hurdles and lack of awa…
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I was diagnosed with liver cancer and kidney failure. Treatment took a huge toll on my body, but rowing helped me rebound.
After treatment for her cancer left her body weak, the author took on rowing to gain some strength.…
Stephanie Panetello
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After her newborn died, a mother donated 600 ounces of breast milk to NICU babies in need
In April, Brittany Kolb's baby son died from a birth defect. To honor his memory, Kolb continued pu…
Eleanor Goldberg Fox
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Ravi Shankar Prasad Pitches For Affordable Healthcare in India
"This is in recognition of the extraordinary talent of people in healthcare in India. The success o…
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Kejriwal urges recovered COVID-19 patients to donate plasma
Plasma therapy involves taking antibodies from the blood of a person who has recovered from COVID-…
PTI
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Delhi plasma bank: Ten people donate plasma on day one; three recipients
Asked about an ILBS standard operating procedure (SOP) document circulating on social media, which …
PTI
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COVID-19: Delhi govt directs hospitals to put up flex boards to encourage plasma donation
"With a view to encourage persons who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma to help o…
PTI
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'From warriors to saviours': AAP MLA Raghav Chadha urges COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma
"Separate lifts have been designated at the plasma bank for plasma donors. Plasma bank has been set…
PTI
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Experts explain how Delhi plasma bank will function; who can donate and who can't
"Once we receive a request from a hospital or a family member of the patient for plasma requiremen…
PTI
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CM Kejriwal inaugurates plasma bank, asks people to donate plasma to save COVID-19 patients
"Today, we have started the 'plasma bank' and some people have also donated. As we all know there i…
PTI
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Delhi govt starts plasma bank; CM Kejriwal asks people to donate plasma to save COVID-19 patients
The chief minister said people who have recovered from the virus can contact 1031 and WhatsApp num…
PTI
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Medical experts say China is falsifying organ donation data, after it was accused of harvesting body parts from Uighur Muslims in prison camps
Susie Hughes, its executive director, said: "This report exposes the lies and deception that mark C…
Will Martin
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Doctors Could Soon Be Performing Transplants Using Organs Infected With HIV
A study led by Peter Stock from the University of California, San Francisco, published in the New E…
Kelly Dickerson
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Apple CEO Tim Cook once offered Steve Jobs part of his own liver to save his life
Somebody that's selfish," Cook continues, "doesn't reply like that. I mean, here's a guy, he's dyin…
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Here's One Unexpected Problem From Self-Driving Cars - We Lose A Way To Get Organ Donations
He says that the problem of 3-D printing a functioning body part is as easy as squeezing "liver goo…