11Oct/17

80-Year-Old Marion County man hits 100 gallon blood donation milestone – Fox 35 Orlando

Fox 35 Orlando80-Year-Old Marion County man hits 100 gallon blood donation milestoneFox 35 OrlandoOCALA, Fla. (FOX 35 WOFL) – Duane (Butch) Baker, an 80-year-old Ocala resident, reached a milestone Wednesday most of us could never imagine. He donated h…

11Oct/17

Food rescue: Tech donors team with non-profits to keep thousands of meals from going to waste – GeekWire


GeekWire

Food rescue: Tech donors team with non-profits to keep thousands of meals from going to waste
GeekWire
Employees at Tableau Software also prompted the Seattle-based data visualization company’s food-related philanthropy for Feeding America and network food banks, like Food Lifeline. Seattle and Kirkland employees volunteer on a weekly basis at the Food …

11Oct/17

Split over May’s plan for opt-out organ donation – Jewish Chronicle


Jewish Chronicle

Split over May’s plan for opt-out organ donation
Jewish Chronicle
Jewish medical experts are overwhelmingly backing a proposed change to the organ donor system, despite significant reservations aired by the Board of Deputies. During her speech at the Conservative Party conference last week, Theresa … The Board

11Oct/17

Split over May’s plan for opt-out organ donation – Jewish Chronicle


Jewish Chronicle

Split over May’s plan for opt-out organ donation
Jewish Chronicle
Jewish medical experts are overwhelmingly backing a proposed change to the organ donor system, despite significant reservations aired by the Board of Deputies. During her speech at the Conservative Party conference last week, Theresa … The Board

11Oct/17

‘Heartless’ Christophe De Fonseca’s dying plea resonates in harrowing organ donor ad – The Drum


The Drum

‘Heartless’ Christophe De Fonseca’s dying plea resonates in harrowing organ donor ad
The Drum
A Belgian man is fronting an intense organ donor drive posthumously, recalling the story of the day he woke up without a heart. Christophe De Fonseca leads the campaign, sharing how an electrically-powered pump kept him alive after his heart failed in

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11Oct/17

$200 Million Gift Could Transform This School’s Medical Training – Massage Magazine


Massage Magazine

$200 Million Gift Could Transform This School’s Medical Training
Massage Magazine
The gift was met with some criticism; one article published in Inside Higher Ed headlined “Does $200 Million Quack,” stated: Many medical researchers have pounced on the donation, which they saw as rich donors influencing academic and scientific … In

11Oct/17

Controversy brews over flouted organ transplant norms for Sasikala’s ailing husband – Sify News


Sify News

Controversy brews over flouted organ transplant norms for Sasikala’s ailing husband
Sify News
Last week, V Sasikala, former aide to the late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was released on a five day parole from a Bengaluru jail to meet her ailing husband M Natarajan, who underwent a dual organ transplant. He had undergone a kidney and liver …

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