14Nov/18

National Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2018 observed – E-Pao.net

National Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2018 observedE-Pao.netThoubal, November 13 2018: District Health Society Thoubal in association with Thoubal District Hospital Blood Bank and Transfusion Unit and Association for Voluntary Blood Donor Manipur Thoub…

14Nov/18

Ladner family hosting blood-donation event to celebrate four-year-old son’s surviving potentially deadly condition – Vancouver Sun


Vancouver Sun

Ladner family hosting blood-donation event to celebrate four-year-old son’s surviving potentially deadly condition
Vancouver Sun
Thankfully for Carly Walsh and Ryan Fraser, their son Smyth came through swimmingly and to celebrate their four-year-old’s recent clean bill of health, the family is hosting its second annual blood donation event at the Ladner Community Centre on …

14Nov/18

Grieving families ‘must have a say in opt-out organ donation’ – The Times


The Times

Grieving families ‘must have a say in opt-out organ donation
The Times
Bereaved families should be able to block organ donations from a loved one despite Scotland moving to an “assumed consent” system, the government has been told. The Scottish parliament’s health committee heard claims that medics would be put in a …

13Nov/18

Children’s Hospital, National Kidney Foundation team up to host workshop on organ donation – WKRC TV Cincinnati


WKRC TV Cincinnati

Children’s Hospital, National Kidney Foundation team up to host workshop on organ donation
WKRC TV Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (WKRC) – There are more than 30 children who need a new kidney at Children’s Hospital right now. That’s why the hospital is teaming up with the National Kidney Foundation to host “The Big Ask, The Big Give” workshop. The event on Friday …

13Nov/18

Diabetes meds may normalize dementia-related changes in brain gene expression – MD Linx

Diabetes meds may normalize dementia-related changes in brain gene expression
MD Linx
They caution, “The fact that no brains from AD plus diabetes donors that had not been treated with antidiabetic agents were included in this study is a distinct weakness and detracts from interpretative power.” “We don’t know nearly enough about the

13Nov/18

Donor-Advised Funds Continued to Set Records in 2017, NPT Reports – ThinkAdvisor


ThinkAdvisor

Donor-Advised Funds Continued to Set Records in 2017, NPT Reports
ThinkAdvisor
… percentage points. DAFs’ payout rate is nearly four times higher than that of private foundations, according to NPT. (Related: America’s Top 10 Favorite Charities) … “Growth in donor-advised funds reflects the charitable instinct Americans, who

13Nov/18

Mother of organ donor meets heart recipient – WDTN.com


WDTN.com

Mother of organ donor meets heart recipient
WDTN.com
(KTTC) It’s been 16 months since Logan Luft, a 15-year-old from Charles City, Iowa died in an ATV accident. He was an organ donor, whose organs saved five people. The Luft family has met all of Logan’s organ recipients, except for one. That changed on …

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