24Oct/17

She was saved by a kidney transplant. But there thousands more who need one. – Green Bay Press Gazette


Green Bay Press Gazette

She was saved by a kidney transplant. But there thousands more who need one.
Green Bay Press Gazette
“This is the best I’ve felt,” she said this week. “Everything is excellent.” RELATED: NASCAR driver Joey Gase brings organ donation awareness to Wisconsin track … With a limited number of organs available for transplant, the National Kidney

24Oct/17

“Normal” Tissue Near Tumors May Host Hidden Cancer Characteristics – Technology Networks


Technology Networks

“Normal” Tissue Near Tumors May Host Hidden Cancer Characteristics
Technology Networks
The GTEx project includes genomic profiles of thousands of tissue samples from deceased donors, including many individuals who did not have cancer. And TCGA has genomic profiles of thousands of tumor samples and hundreds of tumor-adjacent samples …

24Oct/17

Spending Millions to Get Their Billions: GOP Mega-Donors Plot to Pass #TrumpTaxScam – Common Dreams


Common Dreams

Spending Millions to Get Their Billions: GOP Mega-Donors Plot to Pass #TrumpTaxScam
Common Dreams
… a “tax scam.” The White House’s gathering with well-heeled donors and congressional Republicans to “plot” its tax plan sales campaign came as resistance groups are also preparing for a long fight against the Trump administration’s efforts. … Ben

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24Oct/17

Bonds of life—the Organ Transplant Law 20 yrs on / Boy’s words encouraged parents to make decision – The Japan News

Bonds of life—the Organ Transplant Law 20 yrs on / Boy’s words encouraged parents to make decision
The Japan News
But even after all these years, there is a wide gap between the number of patients who need organs and the number of donors providing them. This is the first installment of a series that looks into issues related to organ transplants through interviews

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24Oct/17

In the US market for human bodies, almost anyone can dissect and sell the dead – Reuters India


Reuters India

In the US market for human bodies, almost anyone can dissect and sell the dead
Reuters India
The company, Southern Nevada Donor Services, offered grieving families a way to eliminate expensive funeral costs: free cremation in exchange for donating a loved one’s body to “advance medical studies.” Outside Southern Nevada’s suburban warehouse

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24Oct/17

SUNY Canton to host breast cancer awareness event, health fair – WatertownDailyTimes.com

SUNY Canton to host breast cancer awareness event, health fair
WatertownDailyTimes.com
Courtesy of SUNY Canton/Pictured are SUNY Canton students Samuel C. Benzing of Greig (front) and Tekyra S. Le’Gare of the Bronx (back) hanging up some of the bras donated for the Bras Across Campus fundraiser in the Southworth Library Learning …