01Mar/16

Organ donation rate in north trailing provincial average – Prince George Citizen

Organ donation rate in north trailing provincial average
Prince George Citizen
While B.C.’s deceased organ donation rates have seen a steady rise in the last seven years, donors from the north have sat at either one or zero donations annually since 2009. Last week BC Transplant released numbers it said show a “dramatic, six-year

01Mar/16

JK Lakshmi Cement partners with Aama Odisha Blood Donation Drive – Odisha Sun Times


Odisha Sun Times

JK Lakshmi Cement partners with Aama Odisha Blood Donation Drive
Odisha Sun Times
Anticipating shortage of blood supply in blood banks with the commencement of summer, the organisation has strategically planned to organise a larger number of camps during the summer months this year. “Collaboration with the leading cement brand will …

01Mar/16

Man’s life saved thanks to teen organ donor – Globalnews.ca


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Man’s life saved thanks to teen organ donor
Globalnews.ca
Man’s life saved thanks to teen organ donor. Alley Wilson By Alley Wilson Online Video Producer Global News. more. WATCH ABOVE: A man from Texas was able to meet his organ donor’s family after receiving a heart transplant he was in dire need of.
Texas family meets man saved by organ donor sonWHDH-TV

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01Mar/16

Apple win in NY case spells trouble for feds pushing to unlock killer’s iPhone – TucsonSentinel.com


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Apple win in NY case spells trouble for feds pushing to unlock killer’s iPhone
TucsonSentinel.com
BROOKLYN — Far away from a similar fight over the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, a federal magistrate refused Monday to make Apple unlock a suspected drug trafficker’s phone in an unrelated narcotics case. In at least a dozen known cases to make

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01Mar/16

Baby in “his last days” receives life-saving heart transplant – 10TV


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Baby in “his last days” receives life-saving heart transplant
10TV
About a week ago, they got the call that a new heart had arrived just in time. “The last two days, you could just tell they … The family says they hope their story will help bring awareness to the importance of organ donation. Mindy wrote in her post
Infant undergoes life-saving heart transplant shortly after suffering cardiac arrestMaine News Online

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29Feb/16

Chris Rock’s Oscars made a powerful point about racism–until it threw Asians under the bus – Quartz


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Chris Rock’s Oscars made a powerful point about racism–until it threw Asians under the bus
Quartz
… while also bringing attention to a pressing American tragedy directly related to the absence of people of color in positions of influence in our society. It worked: They raised nearly $150,000 from over 3,600 donors (and they’re still accepting

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