13May/15

FDA announces plan to end nationwide ban on gay blood donation – Fox News


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FDA announces plan to end nationwide ban on gay blood donation
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WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration is outlining its plan to end the nation’s lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 32-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified. The FDA on …
As Promised, FDA To Lift Ban on Gay Blood DonationNBCNews.com
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13May/15

Aliso Viejo artist one of many who depend on blood donation – OCRegister

OCRegisterAliso Viejo artist one of many who depend on blood donationOCRegisterAliso Viejo artist Katherine Taylor depends on anonymous blood donors for life-saving treatment. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. If you met Katheri…

13May/15

FDA Proposal Would End Ban on Blood Donation – New York Times

NBCNews.comFDA Proposal Would End Ban on Blood DonationNew York TimesThe Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday released its proposal for scrapping a decades-old lifetime ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men. The proposal was criticized when …

13May/15

Use CSR budget to fund liver transplants in children: doctors – The Hindu

Use CSR budget to fund liver transplants in children: doctors
The Hindu
In October 2014, a National Policy Round Table was held in Lucknow on “Deceased Donor Organ Transplantation in India-Converting Challenges into Opportunities.” Dr. Asthana, who was part of the Round Table, said certain recommendations were made to …
BGS Global Hospitals Performs 100 Liver Transplants; a First in KarnatakaPR Newswire India (press release)

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12May/15

HHS lifts HIV organ-donor ban – ModernHealthcare.com

HHS lifts HIV organ-donor banModernHealthcare.comIndividuals with HIV will no longer be prohibited from donating organs in the United States. The HHS on Friday lifted a regulatory hurdle that has prevented use of organs from infected patients in resear…

12May/15

State Auditor Troy Kelley empties campaign account – Mid Columbia Tri City Herald


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State Auditor Troy Kelley empties campaign account
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
Opinions by representatives of donors on the spending varied. One, Joe McGee of the union Professional … the money on legal defense, Anderson said. But “damage control” related to running for re-election might qualify as a campaign expense, she said.

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