09Feb/16

A portrait of the blood donor as Peyton Manning: If competition weren’t violent – Miami Student


Miami Student

A portrait of the blood donor as Peyton Manning: If competition weren’t violent
Miami Student
Personally, blood drives speak to me. They are my thing. Free cookies, free blood, who wouldn’t love them? I am proud to report that I recently convinced my younger brother to test the bloodied waters of the blood donor world. He came home saying how

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09Feb/16

AAP donations up by 275% in 2014-15, Rs 4 crore came from ‘mystery’ donors: ADR – Zee News


Zee News

AAP donations up by 275% in 2014-15, Rs 4 crore came from ‘mystery’ donors: ADR
Zee News
New Delhi: Contrary to Aam Aadmi Party’s known anti-corruption stand and emphasis on transparency, a latest report by democracy watchdog ‘the Association for Democratic Reforms’ (ADR) claims that Delhi’s ruling party saw a 275% hike in donations in …

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09Feb/16

Ease process for unrelated donors, says doc who gave kidney to friend – Times of India

Ease process for unrelated donors, says doc who gave kidney to friend
Times of India
The duo’s story is specially relevant in the wake of health minister UT Khader’s statement that the government is mulling changes to the Human Organ Transplant Act (1994) to ease the transplantation process involving living unrelated donors. With

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09Feb/16

Transplant in Training: A What? Myleoproliferative Neoplasm? – Frederick News Post (subscription)


Frederick News Post (subscription)

Transplant in Training: A What? Myleoproliferative Neoplasm?
Frederick News Post (subscription)
So here we are cold turkey off of Pegasys (another wild ride) and we’ve opted to try the only cure — a matched unrelated donor stem cell transplant. Healthy stem cells will be harvested via a blood draw from a matched unrelated donor (MUD), doctors

09Feb/16

Anonymous donors pledge $450000 in effort to save Woodlawn church – Chicago Tribune


Chicago Tribune

Anonymous donors pledge $450000 in effort to save Woodlawn church
Chicago Tribune
Miller said the donors, who made pledges in recent weeks, are involved in a variety of philanthropic causes — not just those related to historic preservation or religious services — and are affiliated with foundations. Some “will probably most likely

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09Feb/16

MSPs to decide on soft opt-out organ donation system proposals – stv.tv

stv.tvMSPs to decide on soft opt-out organ donation system proposalsstv.tvMSPs are to decide if Scotland should introduce a soft opt-out system of organ donation which could increase the number of organs available by 30%. The change would mean people w…