12Mar/15

The ‘magic’ organ: Windsor Regional Hospital recognizes World Kidney Day – Windsor Star (blog)


Windsor Star (blog)

The ‘magic’ organ: Windsor Regional Hospital recognizes World Kidney Day
Windsor Star (blog)
As a result of the diagnosis, St. Pierre was immediately subjected to intensive dialysis treatment: For seven months, she spent six hours a day, six days a week hooked up to a machine that filtered her blood. She also underwent three blood … Along

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12Mar/15

Mass. campaign-finance rules won’t pass constitutional muster – Boston Globe (subscription)

Mass. campaign-finance rules won’t pass constitutional muster
Boston Globe (subscription)
Massachusetts cannot get away with treating political spending by organized labor as so sublime that unions can donate $15,000, no questions asked, to a single candidate, while individual donors are held to $1,000 — and businesses are deemed too

12Mar/15

Jeb Bush’s emails detail communications with top donors – U.S. News & World Report

Jeb Bush’s emails detail communications with top donors
U.S. News & World Report
Last month, Bush put the emails he said were related to his work in state government on a website, a move he and his aides said was designed to show his administration was open and in touch with constituents. Bush was required by Florida’s notably

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12Mar/15

Hancock: ‘It Is Clear There Was No Whisper Campaign, And It Is Time to Move On’ – CBS Local

Hancock: ‘It Is Clear There Was No Whisper Campaign, And It Is Time to Move On’
CBS Local
I also pointed out that I have never met with any donor on behalf of Catherine Hanaway, but that my firm had done some work unrelated to Tom Schweich for her campaign early last year. I assured the Senator that, as party chairman, neither I nor the

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12Mar/15

Some Injured Kidneys May Be OK for Transplant, Study Finds – HealthDay


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Some Injured Kidneys May Be OK for Transplant, Study Finds
HealthDay
To find out, Parikh’s team tracked kidneys from more than 1,600 deceased donors and, as expected, found an association between acute kidney injury and kidneys being discarded. They also found a link between injured kidneys and a condition called …
Study shows even injured kidneys can be used for transplantsdomain-B
How the United States Stacks Up to Other Countries in Chronic Kidney DiseaseHuffington Post

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12Mar/15

Washington Woman Turns to Bus Ads to Find Husband a Kidney Donor – ABC News


ABC News

Washington Woman Turns to Bus Ads to Find Husband a Kidney Donor
ABC News
For the past year, the salesman has undergone grueling, four-hour dialysis sessions three times per week that leave him feeling “horrible” and allow him to only work one day per week. “It’s really harsh on my body and the longer I do dialysis the more

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