11Jul/15

Asian ancestry complicates women’s search for bone marrow match – Frederick News Post (subscription)

Asian ancestry complicates women’s search for bone marrow match
Frederick News Post (subscription)
Two local women who are not related need bone marrow transplants that are more difficult to come by than usual. Carly Nguyen, 17, a Mother Seton High School student, and Sally Miller, a 54-year-old woman from Urbana, both have been diagnosed with …

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11Jul/15

As blood transfusions drop at local hospitals, the need for blood donors grows – Journal Standard


Journal Standard

As blood transfusions drop at local hospitals, the need for blood donors grows
Journal Standard
FREEPORT — Less invasive surgical and medical treatment techniques have led to a drop in blood transfusions at local hospitals and other medical centers across the United States, but the demand and need for blood donations continues to grow. The Rock …

11Jul/15

Ground broken in Manhattan on specially adapted home for injured veteran – Chicago Tribune


Chicago Tribune

Ground broken in Manhattan on specially adapted home for injured veteran
Chicago Tribune
Foster said that one-third of America’s homeless are veterans, largely due to psychological wounds or addictions related to their service. “The rate of suicides among veterans has reached tragic proportions,” Foster said. “We’re simply not doing enough.”.

11Jul/15

Brownback raising cash to pay down campaign debt and legal fees – Topeka Capital Journal


Topeka Capital Journal

Brownback raising cash to pay down campaign debt and legal fees
Topeka Capital Journal
The governor’s campaign-finance operatives are reaching out to potential donors in a bid to pay down debt lingering from the 2014 election as well as legal fees. Documents obtained by The Capital-Journal indicate Brownback has personally been working …

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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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