17Dec/15

Blood Assurance to donate $1 to children’s hospital for every blood donation – Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)

Blood Assurance to donate $1 to children’s hospital for every blood donation
Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
“There is no greater gift than the gift of life and we encourage all community members to give this gift by making a blood donation at one of our donor centers or bloodmobiles this holiday season,” said Charlie Callari, vice president of marketing and

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17Dec/15

What’s in the 2000-page bill Congress dropped in the middle of the night? – KSL.com


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What’s in the 2000-page bill Congress dropped in the middle of the night?
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The spending bill would suspend the implementation of two key Obamacare-related taxes for two years. Lawmakers are targeting the so-called Cadillac tax on expensive health care plans and a levy on medical device taxes. The catch: these are provisions …

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17Dec/15

UK Health Service, Dating App Partner To Boost Organ Donation – iHealthBeat

Fast CompanyUK Health Service, Dating App Partner To Boost Organ DonationiHealthBeatNHS partnered with Tinder to encourage more young people to sign up for the NHS Organ Donor Register. The dating service created dating profiles for several U.K. celebr…

17Dec/15

Family of teenage organ donor makes $10k donation to LOPA in her honor – KLFY


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Family of teenage organ donor makes $10k donation to LOPA in her honor
KLFY
“I would change all of this in a heartbeat to have Laci back, but it’s not the way it is and for me, it gives me a purpose of still being her mom.” said Lisa Taquino, Laci’s Mother. It wasn’t a surprise to her family, when Laci decided to put the

17Dec/15

Saratoga County touts organ donation – Albany Times Union (blog)

WRGBSaratoga County touts organ donationAlbany Times Union (blog)11232248_713287702141102_199304112782258433_o The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors and County Clerk Craig Hayner announced a partnership Wednesday with the New York State Association …

17Dec/15

$2.1M grant will advance research on women’s and men’s giving, increase … – IUPUI Newsroom


IUPUI Newsroom

$2.1M grant will advance research on women’s and men’s giving, increase
IUPUI Newsroom
“We thank the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for their support of this important research, which will provide women and men donors with insights that help them give more effectively and better understand why they give differently.” … “The initial

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