22Sep/16

The beautiful act of organ donation: How a stranger gifted me part of his liver – The News Minute


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The beautiful act of organ donation: How a stranger gifted me part of his liver
The News Minute
I didn’t want to write about this. I hate sharing personal miseries with others. I’ve never done it before. But now, I think I should; because if it might inspire a person to donate an organ, it could change the life of at least one of the countless

22Sep/16

Garrett’s Path event will once again raise money and awareness for organ donation – Burlington Hawk Eye


Burlington Hawk Eye

Garrett’s Path event will once again raise money and awareness for organ donation
Burlington Hawk Eye
Since then, Garrett’s parents, Bruce and his wife, Tiffini Brockway, have organized countless events for the Garrett M. Brockway Foundation, which is used for academic scholarships, athletic programs and to raise awareness of organ donation. “This is

22Sep/16

UK fifth in world for health-related sustainable development goals – OnMedica


OnMedica

UK fifth in world for health-related sustainable development goals
OnMedica
Although the UK is ranked fifth overall in the world in making progress towards the United Nations’ health-related sustainable development goals (SDG), it is doing relatively poorly on some of the indicators – notably those relating to HIV, smoking

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22Sep/16

Six-year-old Emilie Austin beat cancer – and now she’s proved to be a real winner at the British Transplant Games – Manchester Evening News


Manchester Evening News

Six-year-old Emilie Austin beat cancer – and now she’s proved to be a real winner at the British Transplant Games
Manchester Evening News
The family are now supporting Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, as well as Organ Donation Week which took place earlier this month. “Both campaigns are so important. Emilie didn’t appear unwell until a week before she was diagnosed. Her tumour just …

22Sep/16

Would-be blood donor claims he was turned away because of gender identity – NBC4i.com


NBC4i.com

Would-be blood donor claims he was turned away because of gender identity
NBC4i.com
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – A Richmond man says he was turned away from donating blood to Virginia Blood Services after staffers learned he’s transgender. “I have to fight just to exist every day,” said Theodore Kahn. “I shouldn’t have to fight to help my …
Transgender man upset after being barred from donating blood …wtvr.com

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