17Jan/16

Loopholes exposed in Allentown’s new anti pay-to-play law – Allentown Morning Call


WFMZ Allentown

Loopholes exposed in Allentown’s new anti pay-to-play law
Allentown Morning Call
Thiel made his donation to the PAC two months before the City Hall raid and five months before council passed a law prohibiting people or businesses who contribute more than $250 to an elected city official or candidate from getting a no-bid city
How ‘Donor 1′ and ‘Donor 2′ connect to Allentown FBI probeWFMZ Allentown

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17Jan/16

Organ donors need to prepare their families beforehand – The Guardian


The Guardian

Organ donors need to prepare their families beforehand
The Guardian
We can’t complain that donors‘ wishes in death haven’t been honoured if they haven’t been fully explained in life. While sympathies are justly with donors and recipients, it is nonetheless not right that bereaved relatives are alarmed and stressed at
Thousands wait for organ donationsMail Tribune

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16Jan/16

Has Abbott forgotten that he once challenged insurer to live up to charitable … – Houston Chronicle


Houston Chronicle

Has Abbott forgotten that he once challenged insurer to live up to charitable
Houston Chronicle
One of Abbott’s predecessors had agreed to a partial settlement that allowed the merger, with one caveat: If the Texas Blue was held on appeal to be a charitable corporation, the company that bought it agreed to pay an estimated $560 million to health

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16Jan/16

Very small reductions in kidney function linked with heart disease – HealthCanal.com (press release) (blog)

Very small reductions in kidney function linked with heart disease
HealthCanal.com (press release) (blog)
… at the British Heart Foundation said, “By studying healthy kidney donors, this Birmingham team supported by BHF funding have been able to show convincingly for the first time that loss of kidney function has direct adverse effects on the heart