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Body donors commemorated in northern China

AstheQingmingFestivalisaroundthecorner,manypeopleacrossChinaarepayingtributetotheirdeceasedlovedones.Andmemorialceremoniesarealsobeingheldtocommemoratethosewhom

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Facebook is making it easier to find blood in India

FacebookusersinIndiawillhavetheoptiontosignupasblooddonorsstartingfromOctober1st,whichisNationalBloodDonorDay.ThereisashortageofsafebloodinIndia,andFacebooksays

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China's sperm bank denies lower requirements

Implementation of universal two-child policy has led to rise in demand for donors

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China's sperm bank shortage blamed on lack of donors, rather than changes to family planning rules

China’s sperm banks are experiencing a shortage because there aren’t enough qualified applicants, says the head of the nation’s largest facility.

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Orlando shooting renews debate over limits on gay men donating blood

In the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., 53 people were alive but wounded, many in desperate need of blood. Blood banks in the area put out a call for donors.

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Two-child policy puts pressure on sperm banks

China's sperm banks are already facing a dearth of donors, and a government proposal to end the country's decades-old one-child policy may put more pressure on the institutions.

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Regulations needed as Chinese marrow donor quits

Experts are calling on the Chinese government to regulate stem cell transplants after a volunteer donor withdrew at the last minute.

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SW China city faces blood shortage during summer holiday

Blood shortages have been reported in the city of Nanning in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as students who typically make up the majority of blood donors are on summer holiday, officials from a local blood donation center said Wednesday.