30Jan/18

B.C. Transplant attributes ‘cultural shift’ for increase in donations … – CBC.ca


Nanaimo News Bulletin

B.C. Transplant attributes ‘cultural shift’ for increase in donations …
CBC.ca
Training and awareness programs are boosting B.C.’s organ donations, with a 25 per cent increase in deceased donors making 2017 a record-breaking year.
Minister highlights efforts to register organ donation decisionsNanaimo News Bulletin
Nearly 500 people saved by organ donations in 2017 …Nanaimo News NOW (press release)
Organ donors on the rise in British Columbia – My Comox Valley NowMy Comox Valley Now

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30Jan/18

Will President Trump Display the Names of Campaign Donors During the State of the Union? – Snopes.com


Snopes.com

Will President Trump Display the Names of Campaign Donors During the State of the Union?
Snopes.com
If you donate to President Donald Trump’s campaign, your name will appear during a campaign-run livestream of his State of the Union address. 15K. CLAIM. President Trump offered that those who donate to reelection campaign on the day before his 2018

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29Jan/18

Living kidney donors have low but elevated risk of renal failure – Reuters


Washington Post

Living kidney donors have low but elevated risk of renal failure
Reuters
Another drawback is that some health problems related to donation might take decades to develop, making them impossible to detect in this study. “It’s safe to say that we now know a lot about what happens to kidney donors in the first ten years after
Mid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney DonorsAnnals of Internal Medicine
Push to better track living kidney donors‘ long-term healthChicago Daily Herald
Analysis looks at long-term risks of living kidney donationMedical Xpress

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