08Apr/16

‘If I were still in BC, I would be dead’: Canadian man saved by liver transplant in Hong Kong – National Post


National Post

‘If I were still in BC, I would be dead’: Canadian man saved by liver transplant in Hong Kong
National Post
Watson, his family and friends researched live liver transplants and found willing donors in B.C., but doctors here said a live donation would be too risky. So Watson looked overseas, where he found fortune with the Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong.

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08Apr/16

Egg donor’s death: Petition dismissed, no court relief for doctors – The Indian Express


The Indian Express

Egg donor’s death: Petition dismissed, no court relief for doctors
The Indian Express
THREE doctors, including Bandra-based surrogacy specialist Dr Gautam Allahbadiya, charged by the police with gross negligence while retrieving eggs that reportedly resulted in the death of teenage donor Sushma Pandey, have failed to get their charges …

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08Apr/16

Organ donation advocate passes away during double lung transplant – Globalnews.ca


Globalnews.ca

Organ donation advocate passes away during double lung transplant
Globalnews.ca
Mark Dolter had big plans for a life with new lungs. The 51-year-old wanted to marry his fiancée on a beach in Hawaii and watch his brand new grandson grow up. “He was born just last week,” Dolter said in an interview with Global News in March. “I’d

08Apr/16

15th Annual Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for Sunday, April 17 – University of Rochester Newsroom


University of Rochester Newsroom

15th Annual Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for Sunday, April 17
University of Rochester Newsroom
In addition to current transplant recipients, Strong provides ongoing care for patients who continue coming to Rochester for medical care related to their transplant. All proceeds from the River Run go directly to benefit these … “Donor families and

08Apr/16

Proposed Alabama constitutional amendment would reveal ‘dark money’ donors – Yellowhammer News


Yellowhammer News

Proposed Alabama constitutional amendment would reveal ‘dark money’ donors
Yellowhammer News
But total election-related spending that year was $7.3 billion—which means dark money accounted for only 4 percent of the total. An an Alabama Policy Institute debate on money in politics last year, Hans Von Spakovsky, a Huntsville native and

08Apr/16

Steven Nardizzi and Al Giordano: Why We Shouldn’t Have Made Fortune’s World’s Most Disapointing Leaders List – Fortune


Fortune

Steven Nardizzi and Al Giordano: Why We Shouldn’t Have Made Fortune’s World’s Most Disapointing Leaders List
Fortune
… 60% on programs and that it had lavished some $26 million on conferences and events in a single year. Add bad optics from a staff conference at the five-star Broadmoor resort in Colorado and the picture painted was that donations were spent on high

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08Apr/16

Organ donation bill signed into law – fox13now.com


fox13now.com

Organ donation bill signed into law
fox13now.com
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Gary Herbert signed a bill Thursday that is designed to save lives. House Bill 93 gives students the opportunity to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor even if they don’t have a driver’s license. The bill requires all
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