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Gift of liver, a gift of life for Peter Brouwer
Niagara Falls Review Peter has been on the Trillium Gift of Life’s wait list for a deceased donor since last spring, a spot he shared with some 245 other people in Ontario who are waiting for a liver. In Ontario, from last January to November, there were 51 living liver … |
New law helps Texans support organ donation – Pleasanton Express
New law helps Texans support organ donationPleasanton ExpressOrgan donors and recipients and their families join Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, and Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, at the Texas Capitol. The legislators authored and passed a new law t…
Major violations found in Missouri men’s basketball program, one-year … – Kansas City Star
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Major violations found in Missouri men’s basketball program, one-year …
Kansas City Star The second donor was banned from representing Mizzou for two years. The former coach was banned from off-campus recruiting for three months during the review. Anderson declined to comment Wednesday whether the NCAA investigation was related to … MU announces basketball punishments for 5 NCAA violationsKOMU-TV |
Hooking up with Tinder to encourage organ donation – GCN.com
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Hooking up with Tinder to encourage organ donation
GCN.com Ohio’s Swipe to Donate Life program won a 2015 GCN Award for its aggressive use of mobile technology to help state residents opt into the organ donation program. In the United Kingdom, however, mobile outreach is being taken to a whole new level. |
Saving Lives: 2015 Was a Record Year For Organ Donations in the US – NBCNews.com
NBCNews.comSaving Lives: 2015 Was a Record Year For Organ Donations in the USNBCNews.comFamilies like the Armsteads have helped drive a trend and set a new record. More than 30,000 organs were transplanted in 2015 in the United States, the United Netwo…
Finding a Living Donor Has Many Advantages for Patients Needing Kidney Transplant – Newswise (press release)
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Finding a Living Donor Has Many Advantages for Patients Needing Kidney Transplant
Newswise (press release) “About 5 percent of patients on the transplant list will die each year while waiting for a kidney from a deceased donor,” Knight said. “You can live a perfectly normal life with one kidney, and in most cases, people who love you are more than willing … Grandfather-to-be needs kidney transplantMyCentralJersey.com |
More than 30000 transplants performed annually in US for first time – NephrologyNews.com
NephrologyNews.comMore than 30000 transplants performed annually in US for first timeNephrologyNews.comThis was the first year that the number of transplants performed exceeded 30,000. Approximately 81% of the transplants (24,982) involved organs from …
US organ transplants reach 30K milestone, thanks to increased donations – USA TODAY
USA TODAYUS organ transplants reach 30K milestone, thanks to increased donationsUSA TODAYThanks to a steady increase in Americans willing to donate their organs to save the lives of others, organ transplants in the United States reached a milestone in …
George Osborne waives VAT on NHS Choir charity single – BT.com
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George Osborne waives VAT on NHS Choir charity single
BT.com Health charities have gained an extra cash boost from the NHS Choir charity single, after Chancellor George Osborne announced he will make a donation to them of all the VAT paid on the Christmas chart-topper. The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir’s A … |
Event Advisory – A World on Fire: Strengthening Humanitarian Response – Oxfam America (press release) (blog)
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Event Advisory – A World on Fire: Strengthening Humanitarian Response
Oxfam America (press release) (blog) … May will give the global community – including public and private donors, assistance professionals, and national and local leaders in affected areas – a chance to address and respond to the growing number of conflict-related and other humanitarian … |