11May/16

Indian health ministry sets up call centre for organ donation – International Business Times, India Edition


International Business Times, India Edition

Indian health ministry sets up call centre for organ donation
International Business Times, India Edition
India’s health ministry has set up a call centre to provide information related to organ donation, retereival Pictured: Surgeon James Guarrera prepares a donated harvested kidney to transplant into patient Adam Abernathy as part of a five-way organ
Georgia transplant recipient thankful for ‘powerful’ organ donation giftAtlanta Journal Constitution
Students paint for organ donationTimes of India
1 of 11 organ donors is a drug overdose victimChicago Tribune
The Indian Express –New Pittsburgh Courier –Muscat Daily
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11May/16

This Acid Attack Survivor Wants You to Donate Your Skin. Here’s Why – The Better India (blog)

This Acid Attack Survivor Wants You to Donate Your Skin. Here’s Why
The Better India (blog)
Skin banking is a facility where skin is collected from eligible deceased donors and processed as per international protocols. Skin can be stored in the skin bank for up to five years. This stored skin can be used for patients who have deep, chemical

11May/16

DE BLASIO’s ethics watchdog dare — SUCCESS docs assess threats to model — ‘Secret’ CENTRAL PARK revival – Politico


Politico

DE BLASIO’s ethics watchdog dare — SUCCESS docs assess threats to model — ‘Secret’ CENTRAL PARK revival
Politico
‘When an entity goes beyond its legal purview, possibly for the wrong motivations, there’s a point at which you say, enough is enough,’ de Blasio said Tuesday at an unrelated press conference in City Hall. De Blasio’s comments echoed …. He isn’t an

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11May/16

Toxic Entanglements: Big Oil’s Democratic Primary Favorite in California – CounterPunch


CounterPunch

Toxic Entanglements: Big Oil’s Democratic Primary Favorite in California
CounterPunch
Among her maxed out (at $2,700 a piece) Democratic primary donors are Chevron lobbyists Jonathan Mantz and John Raffaelli, plus two Chevron lawyer-lobbyists from the Washington, D.C. firm, Akin Gump—Scott Parven and Brian Pomper—who have, … has a

11May/16

Severe weather alerts deter Oklahoma blood donors – NewsOK.com


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Severe weather alerts deter Oklahoma blood donors
NewsOK.com
Employees leave work early, schools close, evening activities are canceled and people don’t show up to donate blood, said Dr. Jim Smith, with the Oklahoma Blood Institute. “But the need for blood goes on and, unfortunately, can increase,” Smith said.
Guns ‘n Hoses Community Blood Drive Is Set May 16Ponca City News

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10May/16

New Zika case reported in RI; Blood Center takes extra precaution – Turn to 10


Turn to 10

New Zika case reported in RI; Blood Center takes extra precaution
Turn to 10
As of May 4, there have been two travel-related cases of the Zika virus reported in the Ocean State, the Rhode Island Department of Health confirmed Tuesday. That’s why the Rhode Island Blood Center is taking extra precaution and asking donors about …

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