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Rick Scott scuttled Florida child health standards to protect hospital chain …
Raw Story Rick Scott’s (R) administration was accused of eliminating health standards related to childrens’ heart surgery only after a hospital chain failing to meet them donated $200,000 to state Republicans. “The coincidence is just a little too much … |
Pump new billions into disease outbreaks—or else – Science /AAAS
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Pump new billions into disease outbreaks—or else
Science /AAAS “The World Bank, bilateral, and other multilateral donors should declare that funding related to health system strengthening will be conditional upon a country’s participation in the external assessment process,” one recommendation states. By mid-2017 … |
Héma-Québec proposes rule changes on blood donations from gay men – CBC.ca
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Héma-Québec proposes rule changes on blood donations from gay men
CBC.ca Héma-Québec and Canadian Blood Services hope to eliminate some of the barriers gay men face when it comes to donating blood. CBC French-language service, Radio-Canada, has learned those agencies are jointly proposing that Health Canada change … |
Determining death may depend on which state, hospital you’re in – Chicago Tribune
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Determining death may depend on which state, hospital you’re in
Chicago Tribune Hospital staff missed several signs that Burns’s brain was still functioning the night she was due for organ donation surgery: her nostrils flared, her lips and tongue moved, she was breathing “above the ventilator” (meaning, taking breaths of her own … |
Gift of liver, a gift of life for Peter Brouwer – St. Catharines Standard
St. Catharines Standard |
Gift of liver, a gift of life for Peter Brouwer
St. Catharines Standard Peter has been on the Trillium Gift of Life’s wait list for a deceased donor since last spring, a spot he shared with some 245 other people in Ontario who are waiting for a liver. In Ontario, from last January to November, there were 51 living liver … |
Gift of liver, a gift of life for Peter Brouwer – Niagara Falls Review
Niagara Falls Review |
Gift of liver, a gift of life for Peter Brouwer
Niagara Falls Review Peter has been on the Trillium Gift of Life’s wait list for a deceased donor since last spring, a spot he shared with some 245 other people in Ontario who are waiting for a liver. In Ontario, from last January to November, there were 51 living liver … |
New law helps Texans support organ donation – Pleasanton Express
New law helps Texans support organ donationPleasanton ExpressOrgan donors and recipients and their families join Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, and Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, at the Texas Capitol. The legislators authored and passed a new law t…
Major violations found in Missouri men’s basketball program, one-year … – Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star |
Major violations found in Missouri men’s basketball program, one-year …
Kansas City Star The second donor was banned from representing Mizzou for two years. The former coach was banned from off-campus recruiting for three months during the review. Anderson declined to comment Wednesday whether the NCAA investigation was related to … MU announces basketball punishments for 5 NCAA violationsKOMU-TV |
Hooking up with Tinder to encourage organ donation – GCN.com
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Hooking up with Tinder to encourage organ donation
GCN.com Ohio’s Swipe to Donate Life program won a 2015 GCN Award for its aggressive use of mobile technology to help state residents opt into the organ donation program. In the United Kingdom, however, mobile outreach is being taken to a whole new level. |
Saving Lives: 2015 Was a Record Year For Organ Donations in the US – NBCNews.com
NBCNews.comSaving Lives: 2015 Was a Record Year For Organ Donations in the USNBCNews.comFamilies like the Armsteads have helped drive a trend and set a new record. More than 30,000 organs were transplanted in 2015 in the United States, the United Netwo…