05Sep/18

Church has key role in quest for Colombian reconciliation to keep peace – Crux: Covering all things Catholic


Crux: Covering all things Catholic

Church has key role in quest for Colombian reconciliation to keep peace
Crux: Covering all things Catholic
RELATED: Donors follow ‘Hands On’ development project in Colombia from beginning to end. “It’s a complex agreement in a very large country,” Borja Paladini, who heads a program to monitor the peace accords, told Catholic News Service. The program …

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05Sep/18

State Farm avoids racketeering trial with $250 million accord – PropertyCasualty360


PropertyCasualty360

State Farm avoids racketeering trial with $250 million accord
PropertyCasualty360
… secretly funding Judge LLoyd Karmeier’s 2004 election campaign by funneling money through advocacy groups that didn’t disclose donors. Under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, any damages would have been tripled.

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05Sep/18

Live organ donors protected under FMLA – The Columbian


The Columbian

Live organ donors protected under FMLA
The Columbian
“On behalf of all kidney patients waiting on a life-saving transplant, we sincerely thank Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler for her unwavering commitment to helping remove barriers to living organ donation,” Kevin Longino, chief executive officer of the
Organ donors eligible for medical leave, says Labor DepartmentBecker’s Hospital Review

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05Sep/18

The one gift that can save up to eight lives – Times of Malta


Times of Malta

The one gift that can save up to eight lives
Times of Malta
“Living kidney donation, both related and unrelated, is becoming increasingly popular in Malta and this sense of altruism is contributing to a new lease of life for patients on the waiting list,” says Mr Muscat, who is a living kidney donor himself
Living Organ Donations Save Lives. Why Are They So Rare In America?Washington Monthly

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05Sep/18

Bluebird bio presents updated data from two studies at SSIEM – Seeking Alpha


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Bluebird bio presents updated data from two studies at SSIEM
Seeking Alpha
Observational study of allo-HSCT in CALD: 41 patients have undergone allo-HSCT, 31 from unrelated donors and 10 from related donors. Initial safety and efficacy outcomes were inline with results reported in the literature. Two-year estimates for MFD
bluebird bio Presents Updated Data from Phase 2/3 Starbeam Study of Investigational Lenti-D™ Gene Therapy for …Citizentribune
bluebird bio Says Phase 2/3 Starbeam Study Meets Enrollment GoalWeston Business Review

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05Sep/18

Bluebird bio presents updated data from two studies at SSIEM – Seeking Alpha


Business Wire

Bluebird bio presents updated data from two studies at SSIEM
Seeking Alpha
Observational study of allo-HSCT in CALD: 41 patients have undergone allo-HSCT, 31 from unrelated donors and 10 from related donors. Initial safety and efficacy outcomes were inline with results reported in the literature. Two-year estimates for MFD
bluebird bio Presents Updated Data from Phase 2/3 Starbeam Study of Investigational Lenti-D™ Gene Therapy for …BioSpace (press release) (blog)
bluebird bio Presents Updated Data from Phase 2/3 Starbeam Study …Business Wire (press release)
bluebird bio Says Phase 2/3 Starbeam Study Meets Enrollment GoalWeston Business Review

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05Sep/18

Why it’s vital to tell family you want to be an organ donor – Belfast Telegraph


Belfast Telegraph

Why it’s vital to tell family you want to be an organ donor
Belfast Telegraph
Pink is the colour of the Yes I Donate campaign, and this week marks the annual Organ Donation Week, which has three aims – promoting awareness around the life-saving power of transplants, encouraging people to sign up to the Organ Donor Register and …
Talking can save lives in Organ Donation WeekActive Quote
Scotland’s Kelpies go green for organ donation weekThe National
Newry Town Hall lighting pink for organ donation week as 15 in district await transplantsArmagh i
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