17Nov/15

Opt-out organ donation will save lives say physicians – Scotsman


Scotsman

Opt-out organ donation will save lives say physicians
Scotsman
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) has said that a proposal to introduce an opt-out system for organ donation in Scotland could lead to “increased rates of deceased organ donation”. Glasgow Labour MSP Anne McTaggart has lodged her …
Organ donations veto option questioned by expertsHerald Scotland

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17Nov/15

‘A little tiny body, an organ donor?’ Mom makes ultimate choice to save lives – WGNO


WGNO

‘A little tiny body, an organ donor?’ Mom makes ultimate choice to save lives
WGNO
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – One year before Andree Blakemore and her family lost everything to hurricane Katrina, they lost Dougie. Right in front of their home at a crawfish boil, the 4-year-old was hit by a car. “It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever

16Nov/15

Wisconsin Assembly passes campaign finance overhaul bill – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Wisconsin Assembly passes campaign finance overhaul bill
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
“Never.” The move to do away with the board came after it authorized a secret John Doe investigation into Walker and conservative groups related to the 2011 and 2012 recall elections. The Wisconsin Supreme Court in July ended the probe, saying the

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16Nov/15

Campaign: Hillary Clinton Not Tying Wall Street Donations to 9/11 – Wall Street Journal (blog)


Wall Street Journal (blog)

Campaign: Hillary Clinton Not Tying Wall Street Donations to 9/11
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Hillary Clinton’s campaign said Monday that she never meant to suggest that the 2001 terrorist attacks in lower Manhattan are related to the contributions she has received from Wall Street, trying to clean up a moment from Saturday’s presidential
Clinton Defends Wall Street Donations By Citing Work After 9/11TPM
The First Debate After the Paris Attacks Was BadRollingStone.com
Hillary Clinton Told Wall Street To ‘Cut It Out’—Not So Much, the Record ShowsPOLITICO Magazine
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16Nov/15

Living organ donors not always covered for time off – Mansfield News Journal


Mansfield News Journal

Living organ donors not always covered for time off
Mansfield News Journal
MANSFIELD – Liz Bekeleski’s story has a happy ending. But she also shares a cautionary tale of her quest to donate a kidney to a relative. Bekeleski started researching kidney donation in March 2014, went through testing to become a living donor and

16Nov/15

Cord Blood Stem Cells – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release)


Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release)

Cord Blood Stem Cells
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release)
Pending evidence of efficacy and a favorable safety profile, nearly all of the trials listed in Table 1 are amenable to expansion into trials using cord blood from HLA-matched siblings, and potentially, unrelated donors. If unrelated allogeneic cord

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16Nov/15

Transplant surgeons urge caution on organ donation bill – the Irish News


the Irish News

Transplant surgeons urge caution on organ donation bill
the Irish News
NORTHERN Ireland’s top organ transplant surgeons have urged caution on a proposal to adopt a presumed consent donation model in the region. Stormont’s Health minister Simon Hamilton told the Assembly that consultants in the Regional Renal and …
Organ donation: Transplant surgeons warn over donor law changeBBC News

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