31Oct/18

The Gang’s All Here: Police PAC’s 2018 Gray Money Haul from Developer Donors – The Silicon Valley Voice


The Silicon Valley Voice

The Gang’s All Here: Police PAC’s 2018 Gray Money Haul from Developer Donors
The Silicon Valley Voice
Irvine’s donation is even more notable in a sea of $625 and $400 donors. The PAC’s donors come largely from the building and real estate industries and related businesses including finance, banking and law firms. In previous years PG&E was among Build …

31Oct/18

Grand River Hospital applauded for organ donation rate – TheRecord.com


TheRecord.com

Grand River Hospital applauded for organ donation rate
TheRecord.com
KITCHENER — The “silver lining” of organ donation brought great comfort to Diana Brodrecht and her children. Her husband Collin suffered a devastating heart attack in April 2017 that caused an irreparable brain injury, and Brodrecht made the decision

31Oct/18

Alberta family’s exhaustive search for donor leads to stem cell transplant for their brother – CTV News


CTV News

Alberta family’s exhaustive search for donor leads to stem cell transplant for their brother
CTV News
“We’re of Filipino descent and because stem cells are matched through DNA and not blood she does need an unrelated Filipino donor and in the stem cell data base there’s only a 1% Filipino donor pool that’s the difficulty that we’re facing,” says Mance

31Oct/18

Surrey girl’s death drives ‘amazing’ stem-cell donor recruiting effort – Surrey Now-Leader


Surrey Now-Leader

Surrey girl’s death drives ‘amazing’ stem-cell donor recruiting effort
Surrey Now-Leader
There were no potential stem-cell donor matches in her family, and an unrelated donor couldn’t be found. “She was just a normal, happy girl who loved cake, loved playing outside,” recalled her uncle, Bhavraj (Babbar) Saran. “After she got sick, she

31Oct/18

After Mass Shootings, Blood Provided by Well-Meaning Donors is Often Discarded – American Council on Science and Health


American Council on Science and Health

After Mass Shootings, Blood Provided by Well-Meaning Donors is Often Discarded
American Council on Science and Health
“There is an emotional desire after these events to immediately donate blood, but that’s not always necessary and it’s not always the best immediate response,” said James Lozada, DO, assistant professor of Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University
Are blood donations ‘wasted’ after mass shootings? Canadian Blood Services weighs inGlobalnews.ca
After Mass Shootings, Blood Donations Can Go UnusedHealthDay
Blood donations spike after mass shootings, but some may not be usedUPI.com
Journal Times
all 6 news articles »
31Oct/18

Franklin’s Carter House to feature John Bell Hood artifacts from Civil War – The Tennessean


The Tennessean

Franklin’s Carter House to feature John Bell Hood artifacts from Civil War
The Tennessean
The Battle of Franklin Trust will acquire these items for $90,000, with the nonprofit looking for donors to help with the purchase. Hood was the … We believe this to be the greatest collection of artifacts related to the battle that has ever been