02May/16

Red Cross blood donation events planned across Ventura County – Ventura County Star


Ventura County Star

Red Cross blood donation events planned across Ventura County
Ventura County Star
Bill Hall, 75, donates his 438th pint at the NCH Community Blood Center in Naples on Monday, April 18, 2016. Hall has been donating blood since 1960. “You give a gift of good health to somebody that is hurting,” Hall says. (Dorothy Edwards/Staff).

02May/16

Richard J. O’Reilly, MD, Named The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Inaugural Prize Winner for Groundbreaking … – Newswise (press release)

Richard J. O’Reilly, MD, Named The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Inaugural Prize Winner for Groundbreaking
Newswise (press release)
Dr. O’Reilly and his colleagues introduced the use of matched unrelated donors for bone marrow transplants and T cell depleted transplants from HLA half-matched donors — groundbreaking advances in treatment. This provided patients afflicted with

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02May/16

Here’s the top legislative priorities for 3 state lawmakers from Syracuse – Syracuse.com


Syracuse.com

Here’s the top legislative priorities for 3 state lawmakers from Syracuse
Syracuse.com
One is passing a law to allow the state to forfeit pension payments due to elected officials convicted of crimes related to their duties. The other is closing the LLC loophole that allows wealthy donors to anonymously donate almost unlimited amounts of

02May/16

Emotional Reunion Raises Awareness About Organ Donation – University of Rochester Newsroom

Emotional Reunion Raises Awareness About Organ Donation
University of Rochester Newsroom
Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network concluded a busy Donate Life Month with an emotional reunion April 29 at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital that left few dry eyes in the house. Southern Tier residents Holly and Andy Campbell shared the …

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