ABC OnlineOpt-out organ donation unlikely to become reality in Australia despite international trendABC OnlineThe opt-out policy means people are presumed to be organ donors unless they officially register to opt out. France joins a host of countries t…
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Another kind of bank: stem cell deposits save lives
Viet Nam News According to Trí, in Việt Nam, stem cells taken from related donors such as brothers, sisters of patients, accounts for only 30 per cent of transplants. Patients who do not have siblings or those whose siblings do not have compatible tissue types, have … |
Daily TimesKP drafts laws for transplant of human organsDaily TimesAccording to the law, the donor not less than 18 years of age, during his life can voluntarily donate any organ of his body to his close blood relative and legally related persons like …
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Unions, corporations made up vast majority of Ontario’s top 2016 political donors
CTV News The new year marks a new fundraising reality for Ontario’s political parties, which now have to get by without funding from their top donors — corporations and unions — as they try to fill their coffers ahead of next year’s election. The 2016 figures … |
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Director of Development, Global Climate and Policy in US, The Nature Conservancy – Location Negotiable
Carbon Pulse (subscription) Motivate the efforts of a multi-disciplinary team of staff and volunteers in activities related to donor identification, cultivation and solicitation, participating in some cases as the direct relationship manager and in other cases as an active team … |
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Sharp Increase in Kidney Donations in 2016
http://hamodia.com The figures related strictly to “altruistic donations,” in which the donor does not know the recipient, and donates a kidney via the organization. The figures do not include work by other groups, which facilitate donations between relatives and friends. |
Hindustan TimesFallout of kidney scam: Live donations in Mumbai hitHindustan TimesOfficials said only three of six applications for kidney donations and transplants between parties not related to each other were approved before the scam came to light i…
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How a great-grandmother’s body ended up in a U.S. Army blast test
INFORUM When he was sentenced in 2015 for the charge related to misleading donors and families, Gore presented a letter to the judge explaining what went wrong. He said he created BRC because he had grown bored as an insurance salesman. Though he held no … |
Popular MechanicsSelf-Driving Cars Could Cause a Massive Organ ShortagePopular MechanicsWhen the number of automotive-related deaths plummets from self-driving cars, one of the most reliable sources of healthy human organs and tissues will plummet as w…
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Surprise winner in stocks’ rise? Nonprofits
Stevens Point Journal RELATED: Dow 20,000? Not happening, at least not yet. In addition to those funds, the community foundations accept donations in the form of appreciated stocks — stocks that have gained value through the market — which translates to a tax deduction … |