UN News CentreSenior UN official warns of dire consequences for millions of Iraqis due to funding shortfallsUN News CentreMr. Ging also highlighted that Iraq is among the most deadly countries in the world for civilians, with thousands injured and kill…
Charleston Post CourierLowcountry Ministries Fund available for social justice issuesCharleston Post Courier… a religious organization, or a public entity with a physical address in Allendale, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper, and rural parts of lower Charl…
MedscapeMost US Voters Approve of Paying Kidney Donors, Survey FindsMedscapeThere are risks with living kidney donations, but the adverse events have been minimal, the authors say. With living donations, the survival rate of the graft is almost twice t…
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UNAIDS calls for stronger partnerships to end the epidemics of tuberculosis and HIV
UNAIDS (press release) TB also remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV, accounting for one in three AIDS-related deaths every year – around 390 000 of 1.2 million AIDS-related deaths in 2014. … UNAIDS remains committed to working closely together … |
Science News |
Microbes can play games with the mind
Science News Other notorious bacteria have been tied to depression, such as those behind syphilis and the cattle-related brucellosis, and not just because ill people feel sad, Dinan says. He suspects there’s something specific about an off-kilter microbiome that … |
Blood banks bracing for donor dropChampaign/Urbana News-GazetteLux said Zika-virus-related deferrals are expected to affect 2 to 5 percent of donors in upcoming months, especially those returning from vacations. The percentage could be closer to 7 to 8…
HOPE FOR DEPRESSION Honors Donors at 10th Anniversary Dinner at The BreakersBroadway WorldThe mission of HDRF is to fund cutting-edge, neuroscience research into the origins, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of depression and related mood disorders …
New Vision |
Why we should act together to tackle global humanitarian crises
New Vision Turkey shares the view that the current international humanitarian system can no longer adequately address the increasing complexity of today’s humanitarian crises, the great majority of which are conflict related. Such crises are transcending borders … |
Jerusalem Post Israel News |
Hillel – and American Jewish donors – must reject Breaking The Silence
Jerusalem Post Israel News Breaking the Silence is funded by the New Israel Fund and its donors, including Alisa Doctoroff of the UJA-Federation, The Jewish Communal Fund, The Jim Joseph Foundation & Rabbi Gordon Tucker of Temple Israel of White Plains. These donors – as well … |
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Colorado College, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center exploring merger
Colorado Springs Gazette The merger idea came about after a local resident who is not currently an FAC donor held “quiet conversations” with each institution and received positive feedback from both, Dahlin said. Discussions reportedly began in September and were revealed to … |