26Feb/15

Top transplant surgeon sacked ‘for delaying NHS operation to treat private … – Evening Standard


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Top transplant surgeon sacked ‘for delaying NHS operation to treat private
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He pioneered an organ removal technique known as finger-assisted nephrectomy, which combines “keyhole” surgery with manual intervention to reduce the operating time from two to three hours to 45 minutes, reducing the risk to the donor. About a third of

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26Feb/15

OneBlood offers free Florida Strawberry Festival ticket for a blood donation … – ABC Action News


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OneBlood offers free Florida Strawberry Festival ticket for a blood donation
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OneBlood offers free Florida Strawberry Festival ticket for a blood donation at Tomlin Middle School. Blood drive runs February 26 to March 8. Sean O’Reilly. 3:17 AM, Feb 26, 2015. HARBURG, GERMANY: A woman donates blood at the blood donation …

26Feb/15

North Walsham kidney transplant patient up for national volunteer award – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

North Walsham kidney transplant patient up for national volunteer award
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Both luxuries were on Mr Welsh’s “banned” list of food and drink for many years while he was undergoing dialysis sessions at Cromer Hospital three times a week, waiting for a call to say a suitable organ had become available. Despite his condition, Mr

26Feb/15

WestJet joins David Foster Foundation in support of organ donation – The FINANCIAL

WestJet joins David Foster Foundation in support of organ donationThe FINANCIALThe FINANCIAL — On February 24 WestJet and WestJet Cares for Kids charitable partner, the David Foster Foundation, are sponsoring information booths in airports across Cana…

26Feb/15

Watchdog files complaint over Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock’s travel spending – Northwest Herald


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Watchdog files complaint over Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock’s travel spending
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Schock, a 33-year-old Republican, has faced scrutiny in recent weeks amid revelations he used the funds to pay for trips on his donors‘ aircraft. … Schock’s expenses also include fundraising-related charges to a massage company and for music concerts.
Watchdog group files complaint over lawmaker’s travel expenses on donors Newser
Watchdog files complaint over Schock’s travel spendingAlton Telegraph

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26Feb/15

Pride from tragedy: a Canberra family’s story of organ donation – ABC Online


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Pride from tragedy: a Canberra family’s story of organ donation
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Organ donation is not a conversation most people have in their early 30s, and Mark’s wife Janelle said she and Mark felt like they were “indestructible”. “We’d never discussed organ donation, but we knew how fit and healthy Mark’s body was,” she said.

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26Feb/15

Organ Donation Agency Lauds ‘American Horror Story’ Actor For Lifesaving Gifts – CBS Local


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Organ Donation Agency Lauds ‘American Horror Story’ Actor For Lifesaving Gifts
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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — OneLegacy, an organ donation agency serving the Los Angeles area, lauded actor Ben Woolf for saving lives through three donations Wednesday. … Signing up to be an organ donor was absolutely fitting with his character.
‘Horror Story’ Actor Killed in Accident ‘Saves Three Lives’ — via DonationsNBCNews.com

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