Give a kidney, save a life: Fresno Nephrology Kidney Foundation hopes to spread the word about prevention, treatment …
Fresno Bee
It takes a special person to donate a kidney, although it’s not very hard.” Clovis High School graduate Darlene Primavera is one such special person. She had worked for years as a surgical technician and assisted with organ transplants. At age 19 she …

Community briefs: Easter brunch, immunization promotion
BlueRidgeNow.com
Season’s at Highland Lake will celebrate Easter with its annual Easter Sunday Brunch Buffet from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 86 Lily Pad Lane, Flat Rock. Easter Sunday Brunch has become a staple for many locals that every year gather for this elaborate buffet.

In celebration of less red tape
The Asian Pacific Post
Last week also happened to be the first Red Tape Reduction Day in the province. When Minister Coralee Oaks … who have registered. She pointed out that, “This not only helps cut red tape, it raises awareness about the organ donor registry and saves …

People with dementia test-drive virtual reality rehabilitation system used by injured soldiers to help their condition
The Independent
As part of a clinical trial at Sheffield’s Royal Hallamshire Hospital involving around 20 patients, scientists used stem cells to carry out a bone marrow transplant. The method known as … One of her three pet rats lay dead in her room for three weeks …

Puck dropped for organ donor awareness
Calgary Sun
… he dropped the puck for a fourth annual Marit Cup that’s raised funds and awareness of the need for organ donations in the young woman’s memory. “I wanted to go out to this, it’s such a good cause,” said Calgarian Klassen, 44. It was only a week …

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‘Transgender’ conditioning is ‘child abuse’
Lifesite
March 21, 2016 (BarbWire) — George Orwell famously wrote, “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” For those tethered to biological reality, the self-evident truth that, prior to birth, people develop either “XY” or …

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CF units ’20 staff short of EU standard’
Irish Independent
RTÉ presenter and Cystic Fibrosis Ireland ambassador Keelin Shanley by Cystic Fibrosis Ireland of Cystic Fibrosis National Awareness Week (April 11-17) and 65 Roses Day. 65 Roses Day takes place on April 15 and sees volunteers selling purple roses …

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Woman Donates Kidney to Indianola Mom, a Near-Stranger
whotv.com
About three weeks after starting her job at Westview Care Center in Indianola, Williams saw a flyer in the break room about her new co-worker. “She needed help … April is Donate Life Month, a time to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation …

Woodstock Woman in Search of Kidney Donor
Woodstock Independent
If they do, she will have to begin dialysis treatments every week. Because of … Mindy Thompson, Wolf’s daughter, is trying to spread the word about her mother’s need for a live donor and also create awareness about how the organ transplant process works.

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