31Jul/15

Capital Playbook: De Blasio on AIPAC, Israel; Gentrification calculator – Capital New York

Capital Playbook: De Blasio on AIPAC, Israel; Gentrification calculator
Capital New York
I didn’t say we would agree on everything,” de Blasio said during an unrelated press conference. “I agree with AIPAC’s strong defense of the state of Israel … but on this issue, I think we do have some disagreements.” http://bit.ly/1grspvD

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31Jul/15

The last resort for an Indian cancer patient: foreign hospitals or homegrown … – Scroll.in


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The last resort for an Indian cancer patient: foreign hospitals or homegrown
Scroll.in
His brother, sister and daughter were tested as potential donors but they failed to match. Not wanting to depend on India’s limited databases, the family mounted a global search for an unrelated donor. “We searched in Singapore, Australia and the UK

31Jul/15

School children should take compulsory lessons on the merit of organ donation – The Daily Telegraph


The Daily Telegraph

School children should take compulsory lessons on the merit of organ donation
The Daily Telegraph
Despite their shock and grief, her parents did not hesitate to donate the young marathon runner’s organs, helping five people waiting for transplants. “When he was gone, what were we left with?” said Ms Belgiorno-Nettis, who made The Last Race, a short

31Jul/15

Giving life: The need for blood donations never lets up – Chattanooga Times Free Press


Chattanooga Times Free Press

Giving life: The need for blood donations never lets up
Chattanooga Times Free Press
For Blood Assurance, a key part of its donations come through its “Bloodmobiles,” 13 full-scale blood donation clinics in converted buses, says Charlie Callari, vice president of marketing and donor recruitment at Blood Assurance. “Fifty percent of our

31Jul/15

Canada’s policy on gay men donating tissue is ‘discrimination’: doctor – Globalnews.ca


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Canada’s policy on gay men donating tissue is ‘discrimination’: doctor
Globalnews.ca
related to HIV, but not everyone in the medical community agrees. Global’s Heather Yourex reports. CALGARY – When Calgary columnist Mike Morrison went to renew his driver’s licence last week, he was asked to join Alberta’s new organ and tissue

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