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Hope for patients of mitochondrial diseases after UK’s historic vote
euronews On Tuesday, British MPS voted 382 to 128 in favour of making the UK the first country to allow a “three-parent” IVF, also known as mitochondrial donations. Doctors says the technique will prevent some currently-incurable genetic diseases. … In a … |
$88M Donated to Health-Related Campaigns in Calif., Other States – California Healthline
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$88M Donated to Health-Related Campaigns in Calif., Other States
California Healthline Big businesses and individual donors contributed about $88 million to various health-related ballot measure campaigns during last year’s midterm elections, most of which went toward California issues, according to an analysis by the Center for Public … |
Don’t Rob Peter to Pay Paul: The Importance of International Climate Finance … – Center For American Progress
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Don’t Rob Peter to Pay Paul: The Importance of International Climate Finance …
Center For American Progress With a record of attracting pledges from developing countries—including Mexico, Peru, and Colombia—the GCF is the first multilateral platform to foretell a new paradigm of climate finance in which traditional donors and capable emerging economies … |
Make a life-saving donation at UAB’s Valentine’s Day blood drive from Feb. 9-19 – AL.com
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Make a life-saving donation at UAB’s Valentine’s Day blood drive from Feb. 9-19
AL.com The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is one of the largest users in the nation of blood supplied by the American Red Cross. Hospitals like UAB use blood products heavily in a variety of situations — for example, surgery, trauma care and … |
Human Cadavers Provide New Skin for Chronic Wounds – Live Science
Live ScienceHuman Cadavers Provide New Skin for Chronic WoundsLive ScienceResearchers have decellularized windpipesfrom deceased donors, seeded them with cells grown from living patients, and then successfully transplanted these recellularized body par…
Online donation portal collects $13 million for needy in Singapore – AsiaOne
Online donation portal collects $13 million for needy in SingaporeAsiaOneSG Gives was a natural choice as it provides a convenient channel for donors to contribute and allows donors to make informed decisions on the charities they give to. I personally…
Labour urge SNP to back organ donation bill – Scotsman (blog)
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Labour urge SNP to back organ donation bill
Scotsman (blog) Anne McTaggart’s Organ Donation (Scotland) Bill has secured cross-party support, having been backed by 22 fellow Labour MSPs, two Lib Dems and one member each from the SNP, Conservatives and Greens. The Bill proposes to change the current … Nicola Sturgeon urged to back organ donor billHerald Scotland First Minister urged to back new organ donation ‘opt-out’ planstv.tv Delaying opt-out change could lead to needless loss of lives, warns Glasgow MSPGlasgow Evening Times The Times (subscription) all 8 news articles » |
UNM struggling to keep blood drive title – UNM Daily Lobo
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UNM struggling to keep blood drive title
UNM Daily Lobo “We hope that blood donations increase in the coming days,” said Abraham Chacon, a regional donor recruitment manager for the United Blood Services, a non-profit community blood center. He said it will be difficult for Lobos to retain their title if … UBS reminds public of need for blood donationsDaily Sparks Tribune Navajo High School hosting Winter Blood DriveNewsOK.com |
Meet the Top 50 Donors Who Influenced Ballot Measures – TIME
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Meet the Top 50 Donors Who Influenced Ballot Measures
TIME The top 50 political donors gave more than $272 million in fights over ballot measures in 2014, nearly two-thirds of the money contributed to those campaigns, according to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity. Here’s a look at who the top … |
One life for another: Organ donation – Deutsche Welle
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One life for another: Organ donation
Deutsche Welle “We had considered organ donation for ourselves, but you don’t think about your children dying. But I had no hesitation in agreeing knowing that Martin was healthy, his organs were healthy…he was, sadly for us, an absolute perfect candidate for organ … No cadaver transplant for foreigners hereTimes of India Record Number of Patients Receive Organ Transplants in 2014PharmiWeb.com (press release) |