11Jul/15

California Has Finally Stopped Denying Organ Transplants to Medical Marijuana … – VICE News


VICE News

California Has Finally Stopped Denying Organ Transplants to Medical Marijuana
VICE News
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which administers the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, declined to speak directly on the issue but pointed out that transplant centers consider “all medical and social factors taken as a whole

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11Jul/15

LETTERS: Trump’s remarks; airport’s untapped potential – Colorado Springs Gazette

LETTERS: Trump’s remarks; airport’s untapped potential
Colorado Springs Gazette
After a week, it was determined that he was brain dead. He had registered as a donor when he … One way Colorado Springs residents can help to raise awareness for this important cause is by joining the Donor Dash 5K in Denver’s Washington Park on July

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11Jul/15

‘If they don’t give me money, I’ll be fired’: the life of the charity cold-caller – The Guardian


The Guardian

‘If they don’t give me money, I’ll be fired’: the life of the charity cold-caller
The Guardian
Last year, a Dispatches documentary for Channel 4 went undercover at two call centres, Pell & Bales, which is one of the biggest in the market, and NTT in Bristol, and found staff were encouraged to lie to donors – about having children, for instance

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11Jul/15

Wetumpka mother killed in crash saves lives through organ donation – FOX6 WBRC – MyFoxAL.com

Wetumpka mother killed in crash saves lives through organ donation
FOX6 WBRC – MyFoxAL.com
A grieving family is turning pain into purpose after losing their loved one in a fatal car accident. A Wetumpka woman passed away after a deadly crash but she’s saving other lives through organ donation. Heather Taylor, 27, died Monday at Baptist

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11Jul/15

‘Life on hold’ for Tayside men on organ donor waiting list – Evening Telegraph


Evening Telegraph

‘Life on hold’ for Tayside men on organ donor waiting list
Evening Telegraph
This comes off the back of being hooked up to a dialysis machine for eight hours every night. Upon waking, he begins to feel “totally exhausted”. This is the daily struggle for Mukesh Moorjani, 46, who told the Tele that his “life was on hold” until he