Vanity FairMarco Rubio Is Collapsing In Slow MotionVanity FairThe Florida senator has all the characteristics the Republican donor class could want in a nominee: youth, an uplifting immigrant backstory, a targeted campaign message and, perhaps most imp…
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Here’s how you can honor the young officer who died Friday
New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio Even in her death Elise’s generous nature will touch the lives of those that she helped through the donation of her organs through the Sharing Network.” A visitation wil lbe held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Orender Family Funeral Home, 2643 Old … |
Greenock Telegraph |
Holyrood message…by Duncan McNeil MSP
Greenock Telegraph Those in favour of the Bill have pointed to the example of Spain which introduced ‘soft opt-out’ system in 1979 and now has the highest rate of donations from deceased donors in Europe. As one would expect, when it comes to an emotive issue such as … |
Testudo Times |
Maryland honored Texas Western’s 1966 championship team, and it was really cool
Testudo Times The 50th anniversary of that victory is next month, and Maryland welcomed a group of Texas Western players back to College Park on Saturday, honoring them at the Terps’ game against Wisconsin. Many of the team’s members are deceased, including head … |
The Guardian |
Donating organs and blood is Christian duty, C of E synod to be told
The Guardian Some campaigners have advocated a change from the current “opt-in” system, under which willing donors have to register their wishes, to an “opt-out” system where it is assumed that organs can be harvested from the dead unless individuals have … |
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No increase in the utilization of timely living donor kidney transplants Timely Transplants
Youngstown Vindicator “Patients who are receiving transplants from compatible living donors should, theoretically, not need to go on dialysis at all,” says Sakhuja. “In comparison, patients with no living donors may wait for a deceased donor organ for a long time. But in … |
Salon |
Election fraud Chicago style: Illinois’ decades-old notoriety for election corruption is legendary
Salon The raffle set up by Alderwoman Hairston didn’t seek to exploit donors seeking favorable votes or even steer voters into supporting Governor Quinn. But it turns … A Chicago Tribune investigation of massive fraud, published in January 1983, led Webb … |
KVIA El Paso |
Supreme Court Justice Scalia dies during hunting trip in Marfa
KVIA El Paso ABC-7 managing editor Eric Huseby said, “Republican senators will be under enormous pressure from their donors and electoral base to refuse to confirm an appointment from President Obama that would tip the balance of the Court to a 5-4 majority of … Results in key cases could change with Scalia’s deathSTLtoday.com Ayotte opposes Supreme Court nomination as Dems pouncePolitico |
Bay TodayTrillium Gift of Life Network presents NBRHC with AwardBay TodayConversion Rate is the percentage of actual organs donors from the total number of potentially eligible organ donors identified upon deceased health record review. Key factors tha…
The Oshkosh Northwestern |
Organ donors help save lives
The Oshkosh Northwestern Liver (deceased donor) 74.3 percent; (living donor) 81.3 percent. • Lung: 55.2 percent. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has put together a list of facts to help people better understand organ, eye and tissue donation. Anyone … |