16Jan/17

Jon McKay (CHS ’09) Launches Tech-Related Company – HC3 – Coronado Eagle and Journal


Coronado Eagle and Journal

Jon McKay (CHS ’09) Launches Tech-Related Company – HC3
Coronado Eagle and Journal
It took some effort to get the ball rolling with funding and administrative support, but once we had people on board, the students, administrators and donors found other donors. We built a bigger snowball of people to help us achieve, without asking them.

16Jan/17

Blood donation ban lifted for men who have had sex with men – Irish Times

Irish TimesBlood donation ban lifted for men who have had sex with menIrish TimesMen who had sex with men (MSM) more than a year ago are permitted to donate blood from Monday under a change to the rules operated by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (…

16Jan/17

How Did Spain Get So Many Organ Donors? – Vocativ


Vocativ

How Did Spain Get So Many Organ Donors?
Vocativ
Because of these measures, Spain doubled the number organs donated from deceased donors within a decade. The agency’s successes and continued challenges are detailed in a review published last Monday in the American Journal of Transplantation.
US organ transplants rise for 4th straight year, helped by opioid death tollQuad City Times
It takes more than laws to boost organ donationsThe Globe and Mail
Organ Transplants In The US Rises To 20 Percent In 5 YearsiTech Post
Herald Sun –Altoona Mirror –Madison.com
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16Jan/17

Labour MP calls on ministers to overcome ‘cowardice’ on organ donation bill – BT.com


BT.com

Labour MP calls on ministers to overcome ‘cowardice’ on organ donation bill
BT.com
Ministers must overcome their “cowardice” and act to boost organ donation and save lives, a Labour former frontbencher has said. Paul Flynn wants to change the current system of organ donation to one where people are presumed to be donors unless they …