14Jan/16

Austrian woman finds out she was switched at birth after blood donation … – The Independent


The Independent

Austrian woman finds out she was switched at birth after blood donation
The Independent
A 25-year-old woman discovered she was switched at birth after a visit to donate blood revealed her “mother” was not biologically related to her. The unnamed woman, from Graz in Austria, and her family are now accusing the hospital where she was born

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14Jan/16

National transplant system reports record number of donors for 2015 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

National transplant system reports record number of donors for 2015
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The nation’s transplant system broke ground on numerous fronts last year, posting record numbers of organ donations and transplants, increasing donation by minority groups and garnering more organs from living donors, officials said Wednesday. Deceased …
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14Jan/16

Banking on a loan that fell through led to Frost museum’s cash woes – Miami Herald


Miami Herald

Banking on a loan that fell through led to Frost museum’s cash woes
Miami Herald
Borrowing money to build is a common approach for cultural groups that depend on donations because very often promised money doesn’t come in until years later — when, for instance, a donor who has left the museum the money in a will dies. Very often …

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14Jan/16

Rick Scott scuttled Florida child health standards to protect hospital chain … – Raw Story


Raw Story

Rick Scott scuttled Florida child health standards to protect hospital chain
Raw Story
Rick Scott’s (R) administration was accused of eliminating health standards related to childrens’ heart surgery only after a hospital chain failing to meet them donated $200,000 to state Republicans. “The coincidence is just a little too much

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