Renal and Urology NewsDeceased-Donor Age Affects Kidney Transplant OutcomesRenal and Urology NewsDavid M. Mikhail, MD, and collaborators at Western University in London, Ontario, studied transplant outcomes involving 6,800 cardiac-death donors. The gro…
West Point cadet from St. Louis dies after trying to save someone from drowning, family says – STLtoday.com
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West Point cadet from St. Louis dies after trying to save someone from drowning, family says
STLtoday.com Family members said a St. Louis man who was swept under by a rip current off the coast of a beach on Long Island last week had by Tuesday night lost his fight to survive the near drowning. First-year West Point … “Continuing to serve others in death … West Point cadet from St. Louis dies after drowning rescue attemptfox2now.com |
Parties — especially Dems — lag in convention funding – Center for Responsive Politics
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Parties — especially Dems — lag in convention funding
Center for Responsive Politics The DNC also badly trails its Republican counterpart in fundraising for the other two special party accounts to which donors can give more than $100,000 per year, which were created by Congress at the same time as the convention account. Totals thus … |
Step up campaigns for blood donation – Deccan Herald
Royal GazetteStep up campaigns for blood donationDeccan HeraldThough the practice of voluntary blood donation has gained ground in India in recent years, it is yet to become a movement and the supply is much less than the demand. The World Health Organ…
A million organ donors – Castanet.net
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A million organ donors
Castanet.net In 2015, there was a record-breaking 422 transplants in the province, from 95 deceased donors, and 113 living donors. “My donor’s last act in this world was to pass on life to me,” said Joanne Arcado, a liver transplant recipient. “I am so very … |
For gay men, blood donation regulations a gray area – Tallahassee.com
Tallahassee.comFor gay men, blood donation regulations a gray areaTallahassee.comMatt Dauphin and Laurel Lathrop wanted to join the long lines forming around local blood banks following the June 12 mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. Like the …
If You Want to Make Sure Your Family Knows You’re an Organ Donor, Put It on Facebook – Slate Magazine
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If You Want to Make Sure Your Family Knows You’re an Organ Donor, Put It on Facebook
Slate Magazine “Because we had discussed this issue before, the decision to donate her organs and tissues for transplantation was simple,” Moritsugu said at a White House summit on organ donation in June. Things were murkier when his daughter died not long after. |
Is it ethical to purchase human organs? – The Guardian
The GuardianIs it ethical to purchase human organs?The GuardianPeople with end-stage kidney disease who receive a transplant tend to live much longer than those who undergo dialysis. A kidney from a living donor will last from 12 to 20 years, on averag…
EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Hillary group takes $200K in banned donations – The Hill
The HillEXCLUSIVE: Pro-Hillary group takes $200K in banned donationsThe HillThe donations from Suffolk highlight how a 70-year-old campaign finance law meant to prevent pay-to-play deals between public officials and companies making money from the gove…
Lawmakers call for changes to blood donation rules – Fox 35 Orlando
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Lawmakers call for changes to blood donation rules
Fox 35 Orlando “We can’t say that we have first-class citizens and second-class citizens,” Grayson said. “We can’t say some people can give blood and other people can’t based upon their sexual orientation or anything like that. That experience illuminated for all of … Lawmakers want to end blood donation restrictions for gay menSTLtoday.com Canada’s limitations on gay blood donations ‘ridiculous’: HIV researchersGlobalnews.ca Members of Congress Join Advocates in Pressuring FDA to Change Blood Donation RulesTheBody.com Baltimore Sun (blog) –CNN –Blouin News Blogs (blog) all 47 news articles » |