The HinduPrecious drops that save livesThe HinduTaboos and myths related to blood donation were clarified. It was truly an amazing campaign since the donors were welcomed with red and black balloons and awareness posters all along their path leading to…
Herald Times ReporterManitowoc Silver Lake College students benefit from generosity | Colleen CooperHerald Times ReporterThe majority of our students are in need of financial support, and the generosity of our donors ensures students have access to a S…
CTV News |
First baby from a uterus transplant in the US born in Dallas
CTV News The ones done in Sweden were from live donors, mostly from the recipients’ mother or a sister. Doctors hope that womb transplants will enable as many as several thousand women born without a uterus to bear children. To be eligible for the Baylor study … |
New York TimesGifts Tied to Opioid Sales Invite a Question: Should Museums Vet Donors?New York TimesIn 2015, to name a more recent example, some critics called for museums of science and natural history to cut ties with fossil fuel companies and philan…
GovInsider |
Using crowdfunding (and sexy actors) to get clean drinking water
GovInsider As the result, UNDP Indonesia received donations from 396 donors: individual citizens, the private sector, foundations and philanthropists. This experiment’s achievement was to raise sufficient funds in just 2 months in early 2016 soon after the SDGs … |
Inside Higher Ed |
College Football’s Avalanche of Lawsuits
Inside Higher Ed The NCAA in 2014 paid $75 million to settle a concussion-related class-action suit — $70 million of which will be used for a 50-year medical monitoring service for athletes and another $5 million for research and treatment of concussions. But this … |
The Japan Times |
Hometown donation system enters new phase, with a focus on building for the future
The Japan Times The website also saw a good number of related page views but many did not lead to donations, an official said. The city is working to redesign its website in preparation for fundraising slated for early 2018. “We hope to create pages that present … |
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Donor platelet variation does not affect transfusion outcomes
Healio “The results from our study add to those conducted in healthy subjects and suggest that the ability of platelets to survive in the circulation following transfusion to patients is not related to how responsive the platelets of the donor are,” Cardigan … |
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Don’t mess with college football: Southern senator fights for tax break for donors
Wichita Eagle “Second to the GI Bill, the most scholarships given in the country come from athletic programs. The money raised by athletic programs, there’s thousands, tens of thousands of scholarships that are given by the universities because of successful … |
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Don’t mess with college football: Southern senator fights for tax break for donors
Fort Worth Star Telegram “Second to the GI Bill, the most scholarships given in the country come from athletic programs. The money raised by athletic programs, there’s thousands, tens of thousands of scholarships that are given by the universities because of successful … |