AM900 CHML |
Hamilton still a provincial leader in organ and tissue donation
AM900 CHML Last year’s numbers show 39 organ donors and 103 tissue donors were cared for by Hamilton Health Sciences. Province-wide last year, 1,173 patients on the transplant list were given another chance at life thanks to 296 deceased donors. That represents a … Three life-saving transplants performed every day in 2015/16The Province |
Fox News |
The latest: Penis donor’s family praying for US recipient
Fox News Relatives of the donor involved in the first successful penis transplant in the U.S. say they are opting to remain anonymous. Alexandra Glazier, CEO of the New England Organ Bank, says the family of the donor – who had died – is praying for recipient … A Cancer Patient Got the First Successful Penis Transplant in US HistoryVICE News Man Receives First Penis Transplant in the United StatesNew York Times Doctors have performed the first penis transplant in the USWashington Post Inverse –AskMen –Vanguard all 138 news articles » |
Irish Medical TimesOnly one-third of population carrying a donor cardIrish Medical TimesThe number of deceased donors was 81, up from a low of 63 in 2014. This number included the first combined heart/lung transplant. The number of kidney transplants f…
Canada NewsWire (press release)Three life-saving transplants performed every day in 2015/16Canada NewsWire (press release)For the second year in a row, Trillium Gift of Life Network reports a record number of deceased organ donors and patients who rece…
Quartz |
Two museums in China about the Cultural Revolution show very different versions of history
Quartz The museum is the only public memorial in China commemorating the victims who died or suffered grave harm from the atrocities of the decade-long period that began 50 years ago. The gate of Shantou’s Pagoda Park, home to the Cultural Revolution Museum … |
Terre Haute Tribune StarMark Bennett: ISU prof and heart transplant recipient Bob Clouse made the most of his extra 30 years of lifeTerre Haute Tribune StarWhen asked about that status last week, a spokesman for the American Heart Association in Indian…
New York Daily News |
May 16: Kitty Genovese, politics and the Verizon strike
New York Daily News Howell, N.J.: In her April 6 Op-Ed, “Imagine a black Kitty Genovese,” Catherine Pelonero briefly discusses the just deceased Winston Moseley, the murderer of Kitty Genovese. It upset me that Pelonero boldly indicates this murder was one of race which … |
Huffington Post |
Michelle Alexander and Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Candidacy
Huffington Post Yes, Sanders has raised millions from small donors, but should he become president, he would also become part of what he has otherwise derided as “the establishment.” … They had seen friends and family members tortured and killed in the struggle. But … |
Terre Haute Tribune StarThe gift that kept on givingTerre Haute Tribune StarWhen asked about that status last week, a spokesman for the American Heart Association in Indianapolis pointed out that a man in England who died in February had lived 33 years…
Morocco World NewsMoroccan Doctor Raises Funds for Triplets Whose Mother Died Giving BirthMorocco World NewsThe triplets, whose mother died the moment they were born, were transported from the far-flung village where their parents lived to the center o…