02Aug/16

DiNapoli: $1M organ-donor fund sits unused – WGRZ.com


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DiNapoli: $1M organ-donor fund sits unused
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ALBANY — A state fund to promote organ donation has raised $1 million over the last 12 years but the state Department of Health hasn’t spent a penny of it, according to a new audit. The report Tuesday from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office …
Audit: DOH sitting on $1M in organ-donation license fundsAlbany Times Union (blog)

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02Aug/16

Stranger’s organ donation instigates six-way kidney swap – News-Medical.net


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Stranger’s organ donation instigates six-way kidney swap
News-Medical.net
A stranger began a chain of events that eventually saved the lives of six people in desperate need of new kidneys. Her organ donation triggered a six-way kidney swap at Houston Methodist Hospital in July, the second largest of its kind performed at one …
Generous organ donor sets in motion kidney swap for 6 patients …KTRK-TV

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