Study: Donated Kidneys From Pot Users Seem Safe
WebMD
Of 294 donors, 31 were marijuana users. Of 230 recipients, 27 used marijuana. There were no differences in outcomes among donors or recipients related to the donors‘ use of marijuana, according to the study published recently in the Clinical Kidney …

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One of many donors benefitting the city’s needy at Thanksgiving
News-Daily.com
A judge refused to OK a related consent agreement. Near the end of his term, Lockhart drew scrutiny when he was photographed allegedly wearing a bra and dancing in the club during a birthday party for another patron. At the time, Lockhart said, “It’s …

Donated Kidneys From Pot Users Seem Safe: Study
HealthDay
Of 294 donors, 31 were marijuana users. Of 230 recipients, 27 used marijuana. There were no differences in outcomes among donors or recipients related to the donors‘ use of marijuana, according to the study published recently in the Clinical Kidney …

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The Decline of the Small Giver May Presage Decline of Some Small Nonprofits
Nonprofit Quarterly
In the fall 2018 edition of the Nonprofit Quarterly, Patrick M. Rooney’s “The Growth in Total Household Giving Is Camouflaging a Decline in Giving by Small and Medium Donors: What Can We Do about It? paints a bleak picture for organizations like HOY …

#SwabforEllie: Collections planned at universities, CEGEPs to expand marrow donor registry
CTV News
A campaign started in hopes of finding a bone marrow donor for a six-year-old girl battling leukemia for a second time will be setting up in several downtown locations this week so people can get swabbed and registered. After Ellie White’s story went …

Patients in Japan Also Show Good Long-term Survival After Kidney Transplant and No Sign of Alport’s Return, Study …
Alport Syndrome News
Alport syndrome (AS) patients in Japan undergoing a kidney transplant were found to have long-term survival rates similar to patients whose transplant was due to other causes of kidney failure, a study in that country reports. The study … However …

NBTC to keep of travel history of donors, aim to contain spread of zika virus through blood transfusion
Hindustan Times
“In order to prevent the infection from spreading through blood transfusions and as a part of precautionary measures we have directed the states to be careful with people who express to donate blood or any other blood related components in terms of …

Calgary man finds kidney donor thanks to billboard campaign
CTV News
Nine months ago, a Calgary man who needed a new kidney put his plea on roadside billboards. This week, he’s going to receive the gift of life from a stranger. Ryan McLennan, a high school teacher in his 40s, was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure in …

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Life after my liver transplant
Pune Mirror
But at Kokilaben hospital, they found pre-cancerous cells in my breast. With live donations, medical teams don’t bother so much, as the risk is clearly understood between the consenting donor-recipient, related to each other by blood. But in my case …

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