31Aug/15

Red Cross partners with 9/11 Day to provide blood donation opportunities – Lynchburg News and Advance

Red Cross partners with 9/11 Day to provide blood donation opportunities
Lynchburg News and Advance
Blood donors of all types — especially those with types AB, O negative, A negative and B negative — and platelet donors are encouraged to give. Type O negative is the universal blood type that can be transfused to patients of any blood type. It is

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31Aug/15

McGeary’s collecting funds, sign-up cards for organ-donor program – Albany Times Union (blog)


Albany Times Union (blog)

McGeary’s collecting funds, sign-up cards for organdonor program
Albany Times Union (blog)
McGeary’s pub in downtown Albany later this week will begin collecting funds for the Center for Donation & Transplant, the Capital Region’s organdonation service. Money will fund services for donor families. McGeary’s will also have registration cards

31Aug/15

Blood donation camp in Jayapur: Event cancelled day after pradhan says won’t … – The Indian Express

Blood donation camp in Jayapur: Event cancelled day after pradhan says won’t
The Indian Express
A blood donation camp organised by local businessman Nilesh Singh in Jayapur — the adopted village of Varanasi MP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi — had run into trouble after its pradhan, Durgawati Devi, decided not to attend the event reportedly …
Blood donation camp in Varanasi cancelledBusiness Standard
Joshi’s Jayapur visit called offTimes of India

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31Aug/15

More Black Patients Are Getting Kidney Transplants Thanks To Partial Matches – Huffington Post


Huffington Post

More Black Patients Are Getting Kidney Transplants Thanks To Partial Matches
Huffington Post
The trend among blacks was “driven wholly by increased rates of transplants from deceased donors,” the study authors said. About 80 percent of operations in blacks in 2011 were cadaver organs, which tend to fare worse than those from living donors.

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31Aug/15

Freakonomics Radio’s Stephen J. Dubner Talks About His New Podcast ‘Question … – International Business Times


International Business Times

Freakonomics Radio’s Stephen J. Dubner Talks About His New Podcast ‘Question
International Business Times
They [Midroll] are pursuing revenue that is unrelated to the content. If you listen to the iTunes episodes that are up, … which have a lot of the podcasts, and private sector. Then there’s the regulation, and the donors, which is a huge part of the

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31Aug/15

Feeding America and Bank of America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America – PR Newswire (press release)


PR Newswire (press release)

Feeding America and Bank of America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America
PR Newswire (press release)
For every $1 donated through Give A Meal, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation will give $2 more, up to $1.5 million – giving donors the opportunity to amplify their support for individuals and families who face hunger. “For years, Bank of America

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31Aug/15

Illinois Organ Donation: Doctor Kevin Most on the Myths of Being an Organ Donor – WGN Radio

WGN RadioIllinois Organ Donation: Doctor Kevin Most on the Myths of Being an Organ DonorWGN RadioThis week I thought we would talk about organ donation and the importance of being an organ donor. IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died 2 weeks in an race in …