23May/15

Your Healthy Family: Blood donors needed in Southern Colorado – KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News


KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News

Your Healthy Family: Blood donors needed in Southern Colorado
KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News
“Holiday time and summer months we tend to get less donations during those time. Families are on vacation. The school year is coming to an end, therefore we can’t do those blood drives at high schools and colleges and that has a huge impact to blood …

22May/15

Organ donor series touched hearts across Wisconsin – Appleton Post Crescent


Appleton Post Crescent

Organ donor series touched hearts across Wisconsin
Appleton Post Crescent
See the full series: Wisconsin Organ Donation. “We always knew that Sam would need a new heart someday because we knew it wasn’t a forever fix,” said his mom, Sarah. “They said someday his heart will wear out, but probably when he’s 40.” Forty turned …

22May/15

Pro-Israel wealthy Jews feature in ‘Forward,’ Christie roast, and U of … – Mondoweiss


Mondoweiss

Pro-Israel wealthy Jews feature in ‘Forward,’ Christie roast, and U of
Mondoweiss
This has been a remarkable season for talking about pro-Israel Jewish money in the U.S. political process– a conversation about political power. Here are three news stories about Jewish wealth and political influence. First, Chris Christie attended a

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22May/15

The Upside to Albany’s Corruption Crisis: New Yorkers May Actually Get Real … – New York Magazine


New York Magazine

The Upside to Albany’s Corruption Crisis: New Yorkers May Actually Get Real
New York Magazine
That would be a switch from what’s traditionally and semi-affectionately known as “the Big Ugly”—a frantic late-night dash to pass a collection of unrelated bills. But scandal has dominated since January, when Shelly Silver was toppled after two

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22May/15

Gaza Strip Economy on ‘Verge of Collapse,’ World Bank Says – New York Times


New York Times

Gaza Strip Economy on ‘Verge of Collapse,’ World Bank Says
New York Times
“These numbers, however, fail to portray the degree of suffering of Gaza’s citizens,” the report said, citing power failures, limited access to clean water, “war-related psychological trauma” and limited movement because of the difficulty of importing

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22May/15

Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice encouraging people to talk about their … – Gloucestershire Echo


Gloucestershire Echo

Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice encouraging people to talk about their
Gloucestershire Echo
They have been encouraging Gloucestershire families and friends to have the conversation as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week which has been organised by the Dying Matters Coalition. The theme of Dying Matters Awareness Week 2015 has been ‘Talk
Where there’s a will, there’s a way to helpOldham Chronicle

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22May/15

Students star in video to launch organ donation campaign – Lancashire Telegraph


Lancashire Telegraph

Students star in video to launch organ donation campaign
Lancashire Telegraph
Zaffer Khan from One Voice, who also directed the video, said: “We are very proud to work alongside NHS Health Education England and East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Trust in producing a campaign to raise awareness of organ donation in the BME …

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22May/15

Too much of the red stuff: Shrinking demand, abundance of supply, behind … – National Post


National Post

Too much of the red stuff: Shrinking demand, abundance of supply, behind
National Post
The non-profit agency that operates Canada’s blood donor clinics is shutting down four permanent sites and eliminating 16 mobile clinics across the country, saying the cutbacks are needed because Canadian Blood Services is collecting too much blood.

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