Sun Sentinel |
Transplant chains let strangers give kidney patients new life
Sun Sentinel 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 … |
The Sudbury StarFrom tragedy, meaning can emerge for SudburiansThe Sudbury StarIn fact, with the eight brain-dead patients who ended up at the hospital because of serious motor vehicle accidents or major strokes in the past fiscal year (April 1 to Marc…
Metro.us |
First-ever ‘Buzz Off’ event calls for head shaving for charity
Metro.us An NYPD officer involved in a department corruption probe killed himself on a Long Island golf course, reports said. Police confirmed in a statement Friday afternoon that “Michael Ameri, Commanding Officer of the Highway Patrol Unit, was found deceased … |
National Review OnlineThe Left complains about naming a law school after a Supreme Court justiceNational Review OnlineThe latter donation will also be used for scholarships and is contingent on our renaming the law school in honor of the recently decea…
CBS Local |
Man To Donate Kidney To Former High School Teammate
CBS Local Now it’s crystal clear. Kostiuk has lupus, and his kidneys began to fail late last year. He needed a kidney. His blood type ruled out any immediate family, so he started a campaign to find a living donor. CBS4 documented his search in a story in November. |
13WMAZ.com |
Donor kidneys may be discarded due to ‘weekend effect’ at hospitals
Science Daily Investigators hypothesized that there was a significant degree of transplant center-to-center variability, and analyzed whether the procurement and utilization of deceased donor kidneys varied by day of the week — specifically, whether it was … Coshocton native in need of a kidney transplantCoshocton Tribune Sky View brings attention to ‘living’ kidney transplantThe Villager |
WDAY |
Trial sheds spotlight on risk of crowdfunding
Minnesota Public Radio News (blog) Over three months, almost 400 people donated more than $27,000 to help the families of three men who died in a boating accident on Lake of the Woods. Now, a Baudette, Minn., woman is on trial for stealing the donations. It’s a case that surely troubles … Trial for Baudette woman charged with Lake of the Woods GoFundMe theft changing venueWDAY |
The Coloradoan |
Man found dead in Loveland pond identified
The Coloradoan The Larimer County Corner’s Office has confirmed the identity of a man found dead in a Loveland pond on Wednesday. A family friend told the Coloradoan on … him on Twitter: @pohl_jason. IN OTHER NEWS: Donors show support after brothers’ drownings. |
Cosmos |
Bacteria, not fungi, behind dandruff severity: study
Cosmos As Alpers, with Jerome Whitfield and other colleagues wrote in a 2008 paper in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: “If the body was buried it was eaten by worms; if it was placed on a platform it was eaten by maggots; the Fore believed … |
KAGS News |
Donor kidneys may be discarded due to ‘weekend effect’ at hospitals
Medical Xpress Investigators hypothesized that there was a significant degree of transplant center-to-center variability, and analyzed whether the procurement and utilization of deceased donor kidneys varied by day of the week – specifically, whether it was different … Sky View brings attention to ‘living’ kidney transplantThe Villager |