ZTCC to felicitate organ donor families next month
Daily News & Analysis
The decision of around 40 families from across the state who gave consent for their brain-dead loved one’s organ donation in 2015 saved more than 100 lives. And to recognise their contribution, the Zonal Transplantation Coordination Committee (ZTCC) …

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Kerala HC: Spouse’s Consent not Must for Organ Donation
The New Indian Express
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Monday observed that the ‘Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules’ did not insist on the consent of the spouse when a person wanted to donate his/her organ. The court also made it clear that there was no …
Spousal consent not must for organ donation: courtThe Hindu
Consent of organ donor’s spouse not required for transplantation, orders Kerala HCTimes of India

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Loudoun sheriff cleared of wrongdoing with emails, financial reporting in reelection campaign
Washington Post
According to Chapman, in 2014 he learned from emails in an unrelated case that Noble, then still one of Chapman’s commanders, might launch a run for the sheriff’s job in 2015. Noble had been emailing with a former Loudoun sheriff’s major, Ricky Frye …

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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
Red Cross seeking O negative blood donorsAsheville Citizen-Times
The American Red Cross needs Blood Donors – Henderson LatestDaily Star Gazette
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