25Jun/17

Woodstock walk highlights importance of tissue and organ donation – Woodstock Sentinel Review


Woodstock Sentinel Review

Woodstock walk highlights importance of tissue and organ donation
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Nicole Lalonde, whose son Jack has received two liver transplants, said she co-organized the walk to raise awareness of organ and tissue donation. “Kathryn’s story is incredible and moved everybody,” she said. Field has established the Josh Field

25Jun/17

Ahwatukee toddler’s plight cited in blood donation drive – Ahwatukee Foothills News


Ahwatukee Foothills News

Ahwatukee toddler’s plight cited in blood donation drive
Ahwatukee Foothills News
An Ahwatukee toddler with a rare disease has become a poster child of sorts for an agency’s effort to get Valley residents to donate blood. United Blood Services recently featured Adelyn Troutman’s plight in its ongoing campaign even as the little girl

25Jun/17

Is the TPP a sleeping beauty or an organ donor? – East Asia Forum

Is the TPP a sleeping beauty or an organ donor?East Asia ForumWill the work that went into negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) go to waste? There are two approaches the remaining members can take. Useful parts of the TPP can be uplifted and…

25Jun/17

Mass ordination held in Surin coincides with blood donation on … – The Nation


The Nation

Mass ordination held in Surin coincides with blood donation on …
The Nation
A mass ordination for monks and novices was held in Surin’s Muang district on Sunday with 54 young men riding horses, 15 elephants, horse carriages and …

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25Jun/17

Safe blood: Nigeria fails to meet WHO requirements – Guardian (blog)


Guardian (blog)

Safe blood: Nigeria fails to meet WHO requirements
Guardian (blog)
To address this shortfall, WHO says that 1% blood donation by 1% of the population can meet a nation’s most basic requirements for blood. This implies that the voluntary, commercial and family replacement donors are less than 1% of Nigeria’s population
Editorial: Responding to a blood emergencyTopeka Capital Journal

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25Jun/17

After two stem cell transplants and several rounds of chemo, ‘now he’s just like a normal 2-year-old’ – GoDanRiver.com


GoDanRiver.com

After two stem cell transplants and several rounds of chemo, ‘now he’s just like a normal 2-year-old’
GoDanRiver.com
Danville resident Susan Mathena, cancer patient navigator at Danville Regional Medical Center, became a donor about 20 years ago because she wanted to help people. Mathena has also been an organ donor since she got her driver’s license.

25Jun/17

Koch brothers plan stepped-up spending: ‘More optimistic now about what we can accomplish’ – ABC News


ABC News

Koch brothers plan stepped-up spending: ‘More optimistic now about what we can accomplish’
ABC News
… staying away from outright support for Trump. As part of an effort to patch up relations, Vice President Mike Pence met privately Friday night with Charles Koch. Pence was in Colorado for unrelated political events and did not attend the donor

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