18Apr/16

‘Implied consent organ donation’ is the next step to save many more lives – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

‘Implied consent organ donation‘ is the next step to save many more lives
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
More than 20 years ago, when I was a state senator, Pennsylvania passed the first organ donation legislation in the country. At the time I would have never dreamed that 50 states and four other countries would adopt similar laws. Since then, thousands

18Apr/16

EXCLUSIVE: Disgraced Clinton Donor Got $13M In State Dept Grants Under Hillary – Daily Caller


Daily Caller

EXCLUSIVE: Disgraced Clinton Donor Got $13M In State Dept Grants Under Hillary
Daily Caller
Hillary Clinton’s Department of State awarded at least $13 million in grants, contracts and loans to her longtime friend and Clinton Foundation donor Muhammad Yunus, despite his being ousted in 2011 as managing director of the Bangladesh-based Grameen

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18Apr/16

Americas|Sperm Donor’s Profile Hid Mental Illness and Crime, Lawsuits Say – New York Times


New York Times

Americas|Sperm Donor’s Profile Hid Mental Illness and Crime, Lawsuits Say
New York Times
It is a public health issue.” Ms. Hersh said at least a dozen other American, Canadian and British families were planning lawsuits related to Donor 9623. The 15 families she represents have conceived 23 children using the donor’s sperm, all with “a
Three Ontario families suing sperm bank over ‘schizophrenic’ donor allegedly jailed for burglaryNational Post

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17Apr/16

Iowa firefighters encourage residents to be heroes through organ donation – Mason City Globe Gazette


Mason City Globe Gazette

Iowa firefighters encourage residents to be heroes through organ donation
Mason City Globe Gazette
“One donor has the potential to save up to eight people’s lives through organ donation and help more than 50 people through tissue donation. Just imagine how many people on this wait list we could save if we can reach our goal of 100 people per county.”.
Iowa Responders Pushing Statewide Initiative for Organ Donor RegistrationEMSWorld (press release) (blog)

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17Apr/16

Heartbroken: Grieving mother’s organ donation decision saves six – Worcester Telegram

Heartbroken: Grieving mother’s organ donation decision saves six
Worcester Telegram
“Some families, they actually bring up donation themselves, some families say, I wish such and such could be an organ donor, I wish something good could come out of this,” Ms. Palacios said. “Sometimes it’s several hours we can be sitting in a hospital …

17Apr/16

3 N.B. fun runs kick off National Organ and Tissue Transplant Awareness Week – Globalnews.ca


Globalnews.ca

3 N.B. fun runs kick off National Organ and Tissue Transplant Awareness Week
Globalnews.ca
WATCH ABOVE: Hundreds of runners circled Queen’s square in Fredericton on Sunday morning. The third “transplant trot” in as many days brought supporters from all over New Brunswick to help raise awareness for organ and tissue donation. As Global’s …

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17Apr/16

Calgary toddler saves 4 lives through organ donation – Globalnews.ca


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Calgary toddler saves 4 lives through organ donation
Globalnews.ca
“You do have to die in a unique way, in an intensive care unit,” said Ryan Baht, the southern Alberta organ donor coordinator for Alberta Health Services. “So a lot of people do wish to become organ donors, but only a very few people meet the criteria.”.

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