19Dec/14

An Alliance That Enriches All Sides: Plaintiffs’ Lawyers and Attorneys General – New York Times

An Alliance That Enriches All Sides: Plaintiffs’ Lawyers and Attorneys General
New York Times
… a major revenue source for them, and by former attorneys general whom these firms have hired, often simply as brokers to help pitch these potentially lucrative deals. Here is a look at the flourishing, multibillion-dollar trade. DEC. 18, 2014

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19Dec/14

Only a third of potential organ donors identified, thousands awaiting transplants – The Globe and Mail

Only a third of potential organ donors identified, thousands awaiting transplants
The Globe and Mail
While thousands of Canadians wait for transplants that could alter or save their lives, many potentially willing organ donors are never identified or don’t make it through the complex donation process, says a report by the Canadian Institute for Health …

19Dec/14

BC falls below national organ donation rates, despite increases – Vancouver Sun

Vancouver SunBC falls below national organ donation rates, despite increasesVancouver SunOrgan donations are rising in B.C., but the province still lags behind national rates in two key areas. A comprehensive report released Thursday by the Canadian In…

19Dec/14

‘An unnecessary double standard’: Gay men say FDA rule against donating … – INFORUM


Grand Forks Herald

‘An unnecessary double standard’: Gay men say FDA rule against donating
INFORUM
“We’ve been in a closed, committed relationship for that long, so there’s no way there’s anything that would get in the way of a clean blood donation,” he said. When Hindemith’s husband, Fred Olson, worked in St. Paul, he used blood drives as teaching …
Lane: Lift the ban on gay blood donationUI The Daily Iowan
Gay men say rule against donating blood is outdated and unfairWDAZ
Gay men say rule against donating blood ‘an unnecessary double standard’DL-Online

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