26Apr/15

Political barbs, celebrity-gazing main course at DC dinner – Sacramento Bee


Sacramento Bee

Political barbs, celebrity-gazing main course at DC dinner
Sacramento Bee
Don’t expect to find many of the Republican politicians who are hoping to succeed Obama as president — most, it seems, are staying away from the gathering. Many were meeting potential supporters and donors at conservative gatherings in Las Vegas and …

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26Apr/15

Private cord blood banks fooling the public: Doctors – The Shillong Times


Odisha Sun Times

Private cord blood banks fooling the public: Doctors
The Shillong Times
The original idea for CBB was for overcoming the difficulty of finding a right bone marrow donor for regeneration of blood cells, Rao said. “But this very useful adjunct to bone marrow transplantation has been reduced by some companies to the status of
Private cord blood banks are fooling the public, say doctorsDaijiworld.com

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25Apr/15

The Observer view on the valuable worth of organ donation – The Guardian


The Guardian

The Observer view on the valuable worth of organ donation
The Guardian
Jess Evans and Mike Houlston made a courageous decision when they were told 12 weeks into Jess’s pregnancy that one of the twins she was carrying had a condition so severe he would live for only a day or two. To their great … to be done. It is
Thousands sign organ register after death of youngest donor Teddy HoulstonTelegraph.co.uk
Brave mum to gift organs of unborn tot with same fatal condition as baby TeddyBelfast Telegraph
World’s Youngest Organ Donor Saves Another Life Just Minutes After BirthGrowing Your Baby
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25Apr/15

Can 3-way kidney swap ease donor dilemma? – The Seattle Times (registration)


The Seattle Times (registration)

Can 3-way kidney swap ease donor dilemma?
The Seattle Times (registration)
And we said, ‘Just do it.’ ” Smythe said. That decision helped kick off a kidney swap involving six people in two states in what experts say is the first Pacific Northwest three-way paired exchange that links willing but mismatched donors with