Expanded hours at Regina blood donor clinic
Regina Leader-Post
“Based on the 2014 stats, with about 169,000 people in Regina, it’s about 2.24 per cent of the population that actually donate,” said Judy Jones, associate director of donor relations for Canadian Blood Services (CBS) in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the …

Kidney patients want new laws
The News-Press
A person can live a normal life with one kidney but many people don’t donate because of work constraints and concerns over costs related to donation. The act would prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting life and disability insurance for …

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Rockland legislator wants Eisenpress donations probed
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Legislator Charles Falciglia said he is requesting the probe because Eisenpress’s campaign received near maximum contributions from more than 20 individuals and companies during a four-day period. The majority of those donors never previously donated …

MoH introduces special card to encourage organ donation
Muscat Daily
“There is a significant increase in people needing kidney transplants in Oman. And that is the main objective behind the organ donation card,” Dr Issa bin Salim al Salmi, senior consultant and head of The Royal Hospital’s Department of Nephrology and …

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Teen arrested for allegedly robbing woman leaving back with friends
wivb.com
Lack of kidney donors means some die waiting. March 7, 2016. About 800 patients are waiting for kidneys in Western New York but only about 50 become available from deceased donors. New federal rules se…

Need for Blood Donation is on the Rise
Alabama News Network (press release)
redcross-300×300.jpg Now that spring is here and the temperature is rising, it’s also the time of year when blood donations are dropping. The Red Cross Donation Center in Montgomery will be open every Monday from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM accepting blood …
Red Cross Blood donation opportunityOmaha World-Herald
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Wounded Warrior Project names interim COO
WJXT Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Wounded Warrior Project has named an Army veteran to the position of interim Chief Operating Officer after a major shakeup at the nation’s largest veterans charity following I-TEAM and national investigations into allegations …

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Readers respond by honoring Pvt. Wayne Clark
Wausau Daily Herald
WAUSAU – The children of a Mosinee-born soldier killed by a sniper a month before the end of World War II are planning to visit their father’s grave site in May, and USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin readers are helping them make the trip. USA TODAY …

Consent of organ donor’s spouse not required for transplantation, orders Kerala HC
Times of India
A 38-year-old woman from Poojappura in Thiruvananthapuram who is not related to the baby or her parents had come forward for the organ donation. KIMS Hospital at Thiruvananthapuram, where the baby is being given treatment, had prepared the …