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Why are women more willing donors than men?

Why is there a gender imbalance when it comes to the donation of organs, blood and tissue, and what can be done about it?

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The tale of the toxic kidneys

In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.

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We need less ‘sickle cell warriors’ and more allies

Rejecting the epithet “warrior”, Cheryl Telfer describes the pervasive effect sickle cell disease has on her life, and calls for more people to donate blood to help sicklers.

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Sharing breastmilk with parents

Alev Scott donated her frozen breastmilk to a hospital milk bank, but she was curious about other routes. Here she explores commercial operations and informal private arrangements.

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  • Poster asking for blood donors
  • Appeal for blood donors in Kenya. Colour lithograph bu Sunburst Communications, 2010.
  • If he should fall, is your blood there to save him? : The Emergency Blood Transfusion Service needs blood donors / A. Games.
  • A clock, indicating the urgency of the need for blood-donors. Colour lithograph after Abram Games, 1943.
  • Hands receiving a drop of blood: appeal for blood donors in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Sunburst Communications for Kenya Red Cross Society, ca. 2000.
  • A compass clock, indicating the urgency of the need for blood donors. Colour lithograph by Abram Games, 1943.
  • The head of a wounded soldier, tense with pain, and blood being transfused; representing the need for blood donors. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1942.
  • The head of a wounded soldier, tense with pain, and blood being transfused; representing the need for blood donors. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1942.
  • An arm bearing a heart plaster and holding a bag of blood and syringes wrapped in yellow ribbon: appeal for blood donors in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • Hearts, some filled with red representing an appeal for blood donors by the Ministerio de Salud and Organizacion Panamericana de la Salud. Colour lithograph by Milagros Carrillo, ca. 1995.
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