19May/15

AAC holds blood donation camp – GreaterKashmir.com


GreaterKashmir.com

AAC holds blood donation camp
GreaterKashmir.com
Awami Action Committee (AAC) on Tuesday organized a blood donation and free medical camp in the premises of historic Jamia Masjid here. The event was part of the AAC’s Hafta Shahdat program to pay homage to Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Muhammad …
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19May/15

Bangor twins who received kidneys from same donor join hospital ‘bikathon’ for … – Daily Post North Wales


Daily Post North Wales

Bangor twins who received kidneys from same donor join hospital ‘bikathon’ for
Daily Post North Wales
Jack and Joshua Parry, 11-year-old twins from Maesgeirchen in Bangor, were joined by opera singer and organ donation activist Rhys Meirion for the event to raise awareness of the need to talk about organ donation. Singers Bryn Fon and Sioned Terry and

19May/15

Organ Donor Wait-List Patients Can Test Positive For Cannabis in California – MainStreet


MainStreet

Organ Donor Wait-List Patients Can Test Positive For Cannabis in California
MainStreet
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Until now, seriously ill patients waiting for transplants were removed from the organ donor waiting list in California if they tested positive for cannabis. In what is being hailed as one of the more significant victories of

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19May/15

Lawsuit: Fake cancer charities scam $187 million from donors – DesMoinesRegister.com


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Lawsuit: Fake cancer charities scam $187 million from donors
DesMoinesRegister.com
But the charities didn’t actually have that much money in donations, the complaint reads, but used the figure to appear more legitimate and efficient to donors. By adopting closely related names, these charities pose as other legitimate ones
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19May/15

DPS teacher gives student ultimate gift: Life – Detroit Free Press


Detroit Free Press

DPS teacher gives student ultimate gift: Life
Detroit Free Press
A’Ja left school early three days a week for four years so she could undergo grueling dialysis treatments. She had a … He has performed hundreds of transplants and works to raise awareness of the importance of minority organ donation. “I’ve had a lot

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19May/15

Health commissioner to run with organ donation team at Vermont City Marathon – vtdigger.org

Health commissioner to run with organ donation team at Vermont City Marathon
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BURLINGTON – Health Commissioner Harry Chen, MD, will be anchoring a five-person relay team of organ donors and recipients at the Vermont City Marathon on May 24. “Organ donation is one of the most selfless and meaningful acts a person can make,” …

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19May/15

Construction on Inova cancer institute could begin early next year (Video) – Washington Business Journal

Construction on Inova cancer institute could begin early next year (Video)
Washington Business Journal
Inova plans to establish the center in one of the campus’s interconnected towers, each of which is about 187,000 square feet, and to add another roughly 75,000 square feet to house the cancer institute and related space, Inova CEO Knox Singleton said …

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19May/15

Is it fair to make a public appeal for a live organ donor – The Globe and Mail


Ottawa Citizen

Is it fair to make a public appeal for a live organ donor
The Globe and Mail
It is entirely understandable for those in desperate need to give up on the wait list for a deceased donor and instead reach out to friends and family, and even the public if they can, to find a live donor. But there is an inescapable unfairness in all
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