Around Powell River: Community listings Powell River PeakHere are the events, meetings and other happenings coming up around Powell River: Saturday, February 9 Lang Bay Hall hosts a crib tournament at 10 am; …
‘Organ donation rate grows 60-fold in 18 years’ Tehran Times
TEHRAN – Organ donation rate has increased by 60 times over the past 18 years, though the growth is not considerable compared to the global scale, head of …
Organ donations and wait list increasing in Ontario CTV NewsThe Trillium Gift of Life Network says the number of organ and tissue donations in Ontario are increasing, though the transplant waiting list also grew last year.
‘For the First Time’, Researchers Use Healthy Stem Cells for Future Type 1 Diabetes Cure Good News NetworkFor the first time ever, researchers have successfully transformed human stem cells into mature insulin-producing cells, a major breakt…
Regulator issues warning to Institute of Economic Affairs over Brexit report Third SectorThe Charity Commission says the think tank’s report and associated launch event amounted to ‘misconduct and mismanagement’ by trustees.
Your weekly guide to area volunteer and in-kind giving opportunities Idaho State JournalThe American Red Cross is searching for 5-6 volunteers to be Donor Ambassadors. Donor Ambassadors help blood drives run smoothly by welcoming blood …
The Trump Inaugural Committee Was Just Subpoenaed. Here’s What We Know About the $107 Million It Raised and Spent Yahoo NewsThe Trump Inaugural Committee’s finances are under the microscope again. Federal prosecutors launched a criminal inve…
West Nile Virus spotted in Pakistan SciDev.Net[ISLAMABAD] Researchers who detected the West Nile Virus (WNV) in Pakistan for the first time are calling for urgent, coordinated surveillance to assess the …
White House: ‘Hysteria’ over Trump fuels inaugural committee probe WALB
Federal prosecutors in New York issued the subpoena on Monday, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting scrutiny into how it raised and …
Call for retraction of 400 scientific papers amid fears organs came from Chinese prisoners The GuardianStudy finds failure of English language medical journals to comply with international ethical standards.