Common Dreams |
Spending Millions to Get Their Billions: GOP Mega-Donors Plot to Pass #TrumpTaxScam
Common Dreams … a “tax scam.” The White House’s gathering with well-heeled donors and congressional Republicans to “plot” its tax plan sales campaign came as resistance groups are also preparing for a long fight against the Trump administration’s efforts. … Ben … |
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Bonds of life—the Organ Transplant Law 20 yrs on / Boy’s words encouraged parents to make decision
The Japan News But even after all these years, there is a wide gap between the number of patients who need organs and the number of donors providing them. This is the first installment of a series that looks into issues related to organ transplants through interviews … |
Crain’s Detroit Business |
Demanding donors? They’re worth the extra time
Crain’s Detroit Business As an example, Detroit Public Television has a Great Lakes Bureau, and for the past five years the organization has worked with foundations and individuals to build its coverage of the environment, especially around issues related to the Great Lakes … |
Yahoo Singapore News |
Bad Blood? Why Transfusions from Women May Be Risky for Men
Yahoo Singapore News And women who received blood from women either with or without a history of pregnancy were not at increased risk of death, compared with women who received blood from male donors. The findings “are provocative and may — if true — have … Doctors … |
CTV News |
Governments, donors pledge over US$200M in new funds for Rohingya
CTV News GENEVA — Governments and international donors pledged US$234 million on Monday to help over 600,000 Rohingya people who have fled violence in Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh over the last two months. The head of the UN’s aid co-ordination … |
seattlepi.com |
Connelly: Durkan appeals warn of Moon’s money
seattlepi.com Ex-U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan has raised far more money than opponent Cary Moon in the contest for Seattle Mayor, with the political arm of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce boosting her with an amply funded “independent” expenditure campaign. |
CTV News |
Donors pledge $228M in new funds for UN’s Rohingya appeal
CTV News GENEVA — U.N. humanitarian agencies said a pledging conference held Monday raised $228 million in new funds to aid Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, as governments and international organizations chipped in to help the Muslim minority group that has … The Rohingyas: Chronicle of a genocide foretold, one policy at a timeScroll.in |
The Commercial Appeal |
Face transplant recipient’s life returning to normal after long, painful journey to healing
The Commercial Appeal Sunday afternoon, Hardison stood before family members of Mid-South organ donors and thanked them for their loved ones’ role in making miracles happen for people like him. … In the ensuing decade, he had more than 70 burn-related surgeries. |
Telegraph.co.uk |
NHS to fund gene therapy for ‘bubble babies’
Telegraph.co.uk The draft guidance, which is the first time NICE has applied its new cost effectiveness limits for treatments for very rare conditions, recommends the treatment when no suitable matched related stem cell donor is available. Severe combined … NICE nod for GSK’s ‘bubble baby syndrome’ gene therapyPharmaTimes |
News18Previously Pregnant Women Donor May Up Death Risk In MenNews18Men receiving blood transfusions may be at an increased risk of death if the donor is a woman who had been pregnant in the past, according to a study.and more »