09Nov/15

Michigan ranks last in laws on ethics, transparency – Detroit Free Press


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Michigan ranks last in laws on ethics, transparency
Detroit Free Press
Rick Snyder signed into law Senate Bill 661, which among other changes enshrined into state law the anonymity of donors who pay for campaign “issue ads” that may praise or criticize candidates for elected office but don’t expressly advocate how people
Only three states score higher than D+ in State Integrity Investigation; 11 Center for Public Integrity

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09Nov/15

Church says organ donations a gift of charity and love – Arkansas Catholic


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Church says organ donations a gift of charity and love
Arkansas Catholic
Catholic Church teaching says organ donation is positive, said Father Jason Tyler, diocesan bioethicist and pastor at St. Edward Church in Little Rock. “As long as the donor is truly making that donation as a gift and there’s not any selling of organs
Wealthy people are more likely to get organ transplant, study findsToronto Sun
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Wealthy people are ‘less likely to die waiting for an organ on a transplant list’Daily Mail

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09Nov/15

Donor Kidneys More Likely to Be Discarded on Weekends: Study – Philly.com


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Donor Kidneys More Likely to Be Discarded on Weekends: Study
Philly.com
SATURDAY, Nov. 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Kidneys from deceased donors tend to be discarded more often over the weekend than on weekdays, a new study shows. A deceased donor kidney procured on Friday or Saturday was 20 percent more likely to …
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09Nov/15

TCRαβ CD19 depletion in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation … – Nature.com

TCRαβ CD19 depletion in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Nature.com
Six months after the beginning of ERT, HSCT from matched unrelated donor was performed. Myeloablative conditioning regimen consisted of fludarabine, treosulfan, melphalan and anti-thymocyte globulin. The source of stem cells was peripheral blood, and …

09Nov/15

Donor Organs Discarded Due to ‘Weekend Effect’ – Laboratory Equipment


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Donor Organs Discarded Due to ‘Weekend Effect’
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Photo: Mohan Deceased donor kidneys are increasingly being discarded, and efforts to boost their use for transplantation are needed. A new study indicates that organs are more likely to be discarded on weekends than on weekdays. The findings, which …
Donor Kidneys More Likely to Be Discarded on Weekends: StudyPhilly.com
Why Are So Many Donor Kidneys Discarded?MedicalResearch.com (blog)

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