18Dec/15

Bluewater Health’s Dr. Michel Haddad serves as Trillium Gift of Life’s … – Sarnia Observer


Sarnia Observer

Bluewater Health’s Dr. Michel Haddad serves as Trillium Gift of Life’s
Sarnia Observer
The new role, recently formalized in 50 hospitals across Ontario, is about ensuring no opportunity is missed for organ donation, said Trillium spokesperson Jennifer Long. In practical terms, that means doctors like Haddad have been leading … So far

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17Dec/15

San Antonio’s GenCure expects to get critical funding infusion from feds – San Antonio Business Journal


San Antonio Business Journal

San Antonio’s GenCure expects to get critical funding infusion from feds
San Antonio Business Journal
BioBridge Global officials said the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration estimates that 12,600 people each year depend on the two programs to find an unrelated adult marrow donor or cord blood unit. The Be The Match registry, which is …

17Dec/15

Blood Assurance to donate $1 to children’s hospital for every blood donation – Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)

Blood Assurance to donate $1 to children’s hospital for every blood donation
Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
“There is no greater gift than the gift of life and we encourage all community members to give this gift by making a blood donation at one of our donor centers or bloodmobiles this holiday season,” said Charlie Callari, vice president of marketing and

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17Dec/15

What’s in the 2000-page bill Congress dropped in the middle of the night? – KSL.com


KSL.com

What’s in the 2000-page bill Congress dropped in the middle of the night?
KSL.com
The spending bill would suspend the implementation of two key Obamacare-related taxes for two years. Lawmakers are targeting the so-called Cadillac tax on expensive health care plans and a levy on medical device taxes. The catch: these are provisions …

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