29Jul/16

Trouble over organ donation from brain dead patient – Times of India

Trouble over organ donation from brain dead patient
Times of India
According to the hospital spokesperson, Jeevandan (organ donation) representatives counselled the family members to donate the patient’s organs and the family agreed. The patient was shifted to Unit One and organ retrieval process commenced on …

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28Jul/16

Culture change needed, not organ donor register – Coleman – Radio New Zealand


Radio New Zealand

Culture change needed, not organ donor register – Coleman
Radio New Zealand
Currently, drivers’ licences were the only way people could declare themselves for organ donation, but a deceased person’s family could override that at any time – and they do. An initial report prepared by the Ministry of Health showed about 55
Organ Donors needed in IndiaMedia India Group

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28Jul/16

Texas is trailing the nation in organ donation rates – Baker Institute … – Chron.com (blog)


Lincolnshire Echo

Texas is trailing the nation in organ donation rates – Baker Institute …
Chron.com (blog)
CHB-thumb-16-Surgery Earlier this summer, the Obama administration announced key actions to reduce the amount of time patients spend on the national …
‘Talk about organ donation’ urge parents of boy, 16 after they …Lincolnshire Echo
Organ Donors needed in India | Media India GroupMedia India Group

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28Jul/16

Fearing Zika, FDA Asks 2 Florida Counties To Halt Blood Donations – NPR


NPR

Fearing Zika, FDA Asks 2 Florida Counties To Halt Blood Donations
NPR
There’s been a looming fear that mosquitoes would start spreading the Zika virus in the U.S. Now that possibility seems increasingly real. On Thursday, senior officials at the Food and Drug Administration said they have asked blood donation centers in
FDA Tells Two South Florida Counties to Stop Blood Donations Over ZikaWall Street Journal
FDA temporarily halts blood donation in 2 Florida counties over Zika fearsStars and Stripes
Florida Counties Asked to Stop Blood Donations Over Zika FearsTIME
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28Jul/16

A Quick Dive Into the State of Arts-Related Venture Philanthropy – Inside Philanthropy

A Quick Dive Into the State of Arts-Related Venture Philanthropy
Inside Philanthropy
Donors want to see a relative return on investment—According to moderator Scott Stover, Art Basel’s President of Global Art Development, “venture philanthropists” want some sort of “measurable impact.” What’s more, they want to make apples-to-apples …

28Jul/16

Willie Soon: Astrophysicist and a geoscientist based in Cambridge, MA – Somewhat Reasonable – Heartland Institute (blog)

Willie Soon: Astrophysicist and a geoscientist based in Cambridge, MA
Somewhat Reasonable – Heartland Institute (blog)
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics expressly forbids Soon to research and write about climate change while “on the clock” because it is allegedly unrelated to the center’s focus. So it necessarily follows that the grants Soon raises to