17Apr/18

Organ donation helps save five lives – Times of India

Times of IndiaOrgan donation helps save five livesTimes of IndiaSurat: Five people got a new lease of life from the organs of a 45-year-old who died in an accident. Recommended By Colombia. Family members of Pravin Khunt donated his liver, kidneys and …

17Apr/18

Missouri governor may have committed felony related to fund-raising: state AG – KFGO


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Missouri governor may have committed felony related to fund-raising: state AG
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By Suzannah Gonzales. (Reuters) – Missouri’s attorney general said on Tuesday his office has uncovered evidence of criminal electronic theft by Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, a fellow Republican already charged with invasion of privacy stemming from
Special Investigative Committee on Oversight Report – Missouri House of RepresentativesMissouri House of Representatives

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17Apr/18

Woman shares story of organ donation during National Donate Life Month – WFSB


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Woman shares story of organ donation during National Donate Life Month
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April is National Donate Life Month. Thousands of lives are saved through organ donation each month. Jackie Carroll has had a long road. “I survived on dialysis for 14 years,” Carroll said. Fourteen years, at 3 times a week, all while working and being
Oregonians for Organ DonationEugene Weekly
Organs from overdose-death donors could alleviate organ donation shortageHealio
Humboldt’s ‘Logan Effect’ bolsters Canada’s dismal organ donationsThe Globe and Mail
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17Apr/18

Trump’s Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke calls himself a geologist, but he has never held a job as one – Salon


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Trump’s Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke calls himself a geologist, but he has never held a job as one
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But, as it turns out, he has never once held a job as a one, according to CNN. But something Zinke did not feel the need to mention was that, when he gave a speech last year to a professional hockey team, the Las Vegas Golden Knights, its owner was one

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17Apr/18

Potential Greitens impeachment would face legal ambiguities – Jefferson City News Tribune


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Potential Greitens impeachment would face legal ambiguities
Jefferson City News Tribune
The special House committee is to release a report in the coming weeks about allegations that Greitens wrongly obtained and used a donor list from The Mission Continues to raise money for his gubernatorial campaign in 2015. Greitens’ campaign agreed to

17Apr/18

There’s a 24-fold rise in organ transplants from drug overdose donors – CNN


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There’s a 24-fold rise in organ transplants from drug overdose donors
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Durand added that there are no regulations specifically pertaining to transplanting organs from overdose death that could limit those organs from being used, but there are regulations related to donors at “increased risk” for transmitting certain
Organs from overdose victims may save thousands on transplant waiting listFox News
The Drug Overdose Epidemic and Deceased-Donor Transplantation in the United States: A National Registry StudyAnnals of Internal Medicine
Organ Donation Statistics: Why be an Organ Donor? | organdonor.govOrganDonor.gov
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17Apr/18

Organ donation: 26-year-old gives lease of life to four after death in … – Times of India

Times of IndiaOrgan donation: 26-year-old gives lease of life to four after death in …Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: A 26-year-old youth, who was declared brain dead after an accident, gave a new lease of life to at least four people suffering from end-sta…

17Apr/18

Organs from drug deaths easing transplant shortage – Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel


Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

Organs from drug deaths easing transplant shortage
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
In 2016, there were 3,533 transplants using overdose-related donated organs, up from just 149 such transplants in 2000, the study found. Deaths from overdoses are on the rise, yet most occur outside hospitals, blocking organ donation. Still, those

17Apr/18

Organ donations from overdose victims a “silver lining” of opioid crisis – CBS News


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Organ donations from overdose victims a “silver lining” of opioid crisis
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As the nation battles an opioid epidemic that continues to claim lives in record numbers, there are signs that those tragic deaths are providing second chances for a growing number of complete strangers. Hatem Tobla knows this first hand. Three years
Organ donations from overdose deaths could alleviate crisisMedical News Today
There’s a 24-fold rise in organ transplants from drug overdose donorsCNN
Organ Donations from Overdose Victims Save ThousandsLive Science
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