San Angelo Standard Times |
Kindness passed on
San Angelo Standard Times And chains involve live kidneys that have a much longer potential life span than a deceased donation. “It can open up an option for a kidney that people otherwise might not get,” said Michael Spigler, vice president of patient services and kidney … |
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The Suburban Newspaper (blog) |
Mourning the death of Gerry Weinstein – a true community leader
The Suburban Newspaper (blog) Kidneys for transplantation come from living donors or cadavers. The latter leave them in their will to be donated, or permission is given by the deceased person’s family at the time of death. There is a long waiting list. Years can go by until a … |
Fortune |
NFL Health Officials Attempted to Influence NIH Brain Study
Fortune The NFL’s actions violated rules preventing private donors from meddling in NIH peer review, ESPN reports. In December, the NFL backed out of a signed agreement to pay for the study, which instead … The neurodegenerative brain disease chronic … NFL Tried to Influence New Concussion Research, Congressional Study FindsNew York Times Congressional report says NFL waged improper campaign to influence government studyABC News |
SDE Entertainment News (satire) (press release) (blog)Careless Kenyan men who sire children out of wedlockSDE Entertainment News (satire) (press release) (blog)That many men have one or two children born out of wedlock that their partners have no clue …
Virgin Islands Daily News |
Transplant chains let strangers give kidney patients new life
Virgin Islands Daily News And chains involve live kidneys that have a much longer potential life span than a deceased donation. “It can open up an option for a kidney that people otherwise might not get,” said Michael Spigler, vice president of patient services and kidney … Delaware County man celebrates life after two transplants at 50th kidney-versaryDelco News Network |
The Middle Ground |
When reporting the status quo is also newsworthy – sometimes
The Middle Ground It’s not clear why the numbers aren’t improving given changes to the Human Organ Transplant Act to enlarge the pool of donors. Is it because next-of-kin of the deceased said no? ST had this intriguing line: “Surgeons say the lack of ‘buy-in’ by other … |
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Kidney with a heart
Gulf Times “I accepted my career was over, although I thought dialysis would be like a death sentence,” said West, who has genetic polycystic kidney disease. “Then suddenly, they said: ‘We have a donor for you. Are you available in January?’ I was blown away.” |
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A life put on hold until a donor can be found
New Zealand Herald Imogen is on the waiting list for a liver from a deceased donor, but her parents offered to be living donors for the elder of their two daughters. Only Alexandra shared their daughter’s 0+ blood type. She is undergoing a battery of medical tests and … |
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Sask. gov’t lays out plan for province
Western Producer (subscription) … initiatives, announcing that the standing committee on human services would examine the province’s organ and tissue donation rate and recommend ways to increase it. The province has a low rate of donation. In 2015, there were 11 deceased donors … |