Duke Chronicle |
Duke files claim of $10 million against estate of deceased alum Aubrey McClendon
Duke Chronicle The University has filed a claim for about $10 million against the estate of deceased donor and oil magnate Aubrey McClendon, Trinity ’81. McClendon, the former chief executive officer of Chesapeake Energy Corp., died March 2 after his car crashed into … |
City with giant heart donates oftenThe Chronicle JournalThere have been 38 deceased donors in Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario between 2010 and 2015 with 49 people in the region receiving a transplant. There are currently 18 people in Northwestern …
Statesman JournalCooling off at the Court Street Dairy LunchStatesman JournalBoth students and instructors are donating their time to cut hair for a minimum donation of $5 per person. This is a steal just about two weeks before the start of public scho…
Chabad.org |
He’s an Emissary Beloved by IDF Soldiers, and He Has His Own Story to Tell
Chabad.org Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, director of the International Conference of Chabad Emissaries, phoned to tell about the death of his brother and how the Lubavitcher Rebbe encouraged his family at that time. They knew that the tragedy had G‑d’s approval. Viktor … |
Manila Bulletin |
Organ Donations From Cancer Patients ‘on the Rise’
Medscape Organs from deceased donors with some current and past cancers may be safely used, with surgeons balancing the risk of using an organ against the risk of a patient dying while waiting for a transplant. “What many people don’t realize is that you could … China’s organ donation system overhaul a success: People’s DailyShanghai Daily (subscription) Only 0.08% of Indians Donate Their OrgansNDTV Health: Proposed changes to liver transplant network would balance ‘supply and demand’The Daily Progress |
Politico |
Anti-Trump operatives targeted in online ‘catfishing’ scheme
Politico There was a phone call and emails from someone calling himself “Allen Wayne,” an Aspen-based adviser to her donors who died suddenly and was replaced by the persona of Annapolis-based adviser “Will Elliot,” who had worked previously in Wichita. |
Times LIVE |
SA university performs hands-free liver transplant
Times LIVE “The traditional source of organs is people who are deceased‚ which are called cadaveric donors.” The problem with cadaveric kidney donations is that they don’t work as well as the living donor. “One of the reasons on why people are reluctant to donate … |
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Health: Proposed changes to liver transplant network would balance ‘supply and demand’
The Daily Progress Livers are offered first to the sickest patients as determined by a ranking, a so-called MELD score, which uses laboratory tests to predict their current risk of death. The nation’s 11 transplant regions are subdivided into local areas with individual … |
NDTVOnly 0.08% of Indians Donate Their OrgansNDTVIn some Western countries, the body of a citizen who has died goes into the custody of the state which can then take decisions regarding organ procurement and donation, some doctors said. In India, on th…
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Organ network mapping fairer path to liver transplants – Mohave …
Mohave Valley News WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s transplant network is taking a long-awaited step to ease a serious disparity: Where you live affects whether you get a timely … |