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Man gets new liver through anonymous organ donation
SunHerald.com BULL SHOALS, Ark. — Twenty-year-old Zackery Fox always knew that someday he would need another liver. The organ transplant was bound to happen since Fox was nearly seven weeks old, due to a life-threatening liver disorder called biliary atresia. |
Prison Revolt – The New Yorker
The New YorkerPrison RevoltThe New YorkerOnce there, Nolan realized that a grassroots network was already in place: fifty thousand Prison Fellowship volunteers and a couple of hundred thousand donors. Their first test came later that year, with a propo…
Waiting lists for liver transplants under scrutiny – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Waiting lists for liver transplants under scrutiny
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dr. Goldberg said increases in organ donation would be the best way to ease distribution problems. The Goeller family last week started a Facebook page and website, detailing Lucas’ struggles, to raise awareness about the organ shortage. Mrs. Goeller … |
The trouble with Mother Canada – Open Democracy
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The trouble with Mother Canada
Open Democracy It is the latest in a series of war-related monuments being constructed with strong support from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative government. The strangest of these is certainly the Harper government’s plan … While the names of … |
Red Cross braces for sharp decline in blood stocks – Jakarta Post
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Red Cross braces for sharp decline in blood stocks
Jakarta Post Shalimar revealed that her office asked for annual blood donations from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police, held blood donation campaigns and opened blood donation booths in shopping malls. “For now our blood stock is relatively safe, but, as … |
Miss Maryland hopefuls welcomed to Hagerstown Sunday – Herald-Mail Media
Herald-Mail MediaMiss Maryland hopefuls welcomed to Hagerstown SundayHerald-Mail MediaA busy week full of sashes, sisterhood and scholarship kicked off for 24 Miss Maryland and 22 Miss Maryland Outstanding Teen hopefuls Sunday evening at the Hagerstown…
Organ donation: A Father’s Day gift of life – 9NEWS.com
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Organ donation: A Father’s Day gift of life
9NEWS.com He’s been waiting for a transplant for years. “I’ve actually been on the waiting list since 2009,” he said. This week, all of that will change when he finally gets a new kidney. The match came about unexpectedly thanks to his wife Barbara Ciletti. “It … |
Cold storage room, mobile blood donation van dedicated to public – The Hindu
The HinduCold storage room, mobile blood donation van dedicated to publicThe HinduLeader of Opposition in Legislative Council K.S. Eshwarappa flagged off the blood donation van. It is possible to draw blood from three donors simultaneously in this vehi…
Musings on naming rights – Lexology (registration)
Musings on naming rightsLexology (registration)Why is it that payments for naming rights for projects financed by tax-exempt bonds are treated as giving rise to private business use but those same payments made to a tax-exempt organization do not give …
How to accelerate the Texas economy – TribTalk
TribTalkHow to accelerate the Texas economyTribTalkOn Nov. 3, Texans will go to the polls to vote on whether the state should dedicate $2.5 billion in sales tax revenue to the state highway fund to help build and maintain roads. Lawmakers say the plan,…