29Sep/17

Facebook to push out feature that will connect blood donors and blood banks on October 1 – Business Today


Business Today

Facebook to push out feature that will connect blood donors and blood banks on October 1
Business Today
In an attempt to bridge the gap between people who are urgently in need of blood and potential blood donors, Facebook is rolling out a new feature in India. The feature will go live on October 1 that is National Blood Donation day. This simplistic, yet
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Facebook is trying to match blood donors with those who need itMashable
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29Sep/17

Mother meets the young boy who was given her daughter’s heart – 9Honey


9Honey

Mother meets the young boy who was given her daughter’s heart
9Honey
The parents were asked immediately after their daughter Alaiya’s death whether they wanted to donate her organs. “Alaiya was such a giving child that we knew it was … It normally takes him weeks to warm up to people he’s never met, but it was

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29Sep/17

‘A liver or a piece of a liver is her only chance’ – So Md News (subscription)


So Md News (subscription)

‘A liver or a piece of a liver is her only chance’
So Md News (subscription)
The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate, hence the transplant could come from either a deceased donor or a living person. A portion of a healthy liver can be planted in the patient, which can grow to normal size within weeks

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29Sep/17

Sheldon Adelson Loses Prostitution-Related Defamation Appeal, Nevada Supreme Court Sides With Jewish … – Casino.Org News


Casino.Org News

Sheldon Adelson Loses Prostitution-Related Defamation Appeal, Nevada Supreme Court Sides With Jewish …
Casino.Org News
Adelson is one of the GOP’s deepest-pocketed donors. He gave tens of millions of dollars to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, despite the fact that his former casino industry colleague wasn’t his first pick to run on the Republican ticket. Adelson also

28Sep/17

“It’s a real miracle:” Play about organ donation set to open at Eastbrook Church – fox6now.com


fox6now.com

“It’s a real miracle:” Play about organ donation set to open at Eastbrook Church
fox6now.com
“I usually don’t think about it, because I was one-and-a-half, and the only thing it impacts me is that I have to take medicine,” said Lizzie Borg, heart transplant recipient. Lizzie has done quite a bit of acting, but she’s not in this play, However

28Sep/17

DMV Appreciation and Organ and Tissue Awareness Week – KCWY 13 Where News Comes First


KCWY 13 Where News Comes First

DMV Appreciation and Organ and Tissue Awareness Week
KCWY 13 Where News Comes First
Ryea O’Neill at Donor Alliance told News 13, “About fifty-nine percent of Wyomingites have signed up and support organ, eye, and tissue donation. That places Wyoming ninth in the nation for that donor designation rate.” To help support and appreciate

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