08Jun/15

Marni Soupcoff: Alberta’s health system forbids the kind of organ donation … – National Post


National Post

Marni Soupcoff: Alberta’s health system forbids the kind of organ donation
National Post
What a heart-stopping example of how theoretically high-minded regulation can destroy real lives in practice: in Edmonton, an eight-month-old little girl named Naomi needs a liver transplant to save her life, but Alberta Health Services (AHS) grounded …

08Jun/15

High-profile Maine kidney donation scheduled for next week – Bangor Daily News


Bangor Daily News

High-profile Maine kidney donation scheduled for next week
Bangor Daily News
Royles organized fundraisers to cover Dall-Leighton’s family’s expenses related to the donation, and another individual started an online crowdfunding campaign that raised nearly $50,000. “Following an external legal review of this matter, we are now …

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08Jun/15

Public Release: 8-Jun-2015 Diabetic researchers pinpoint gene key to … – EurekAlert (press release)


EurekAlert (press release)

Public Release: 8-Jun-2015 Diabetic researchers pinpoint gene key to
EurekAlert (press release)
Four of the students in Tessem’s nutritional science lab have Type 1 diabetes, the genetic version of the condition that is unrelated to diet and lifestyle. Two were diagnosed while on LDS missions, two were diagnosed on their birthdays, and all of

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08Jun/15

Rubio gaining ground with donors and in polls, but still far behind Bush’s coffers – Fox News


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Rubio gaining ground with donors and in polls, but still far behind Bush’s coffers
Fox News
“I don’t think anyone, including Jeb Bush, should expect to automatically pick up support to become president — especially by virtue of being related to a past president. And I doubt he would disagree with that,” Neil Patel, a Bush White House

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08Jun/15

Six months until new organ donation law – Penarth Times

Six months until new organ donation law
Penarth Times
By doing nothing it will be as if someone has no objection to becoming an organ donor and an individual will be treated in the same way as if they had chosen to be a donor. If an individual doesn’t want to be a donor they can register their decision to
Training session for potential blood and organ donation championsMalvern Gazette
Six months to organ donation law changeSouth Wales Guardian

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