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Machine keeps lungs ‘alive’ outside the body
USA TODAY “I feel great,” Clark said last week from his hospital room. “I can’t remember the last time I felt this way.” MORE LIVES CAN BE SAVED. In the world of organ transplants, lungs are arguably the most delicate. They are often traumatized in car accidents … |
Meet the luckiest unlucky Canadian alive: He waited 24 hours for heart … – National Post
National PostMeet the luckiest unlucky Canadian alive: He waited 24 hours for heart …National PostNow his family is paying it back, using social media to encourage family and friends to become registered organ donors. Almost 300 have signed up so far…
Nevada woman offers heart-felt support for transplant bill – Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Nevada woman offers heart-felt support for transplant bill
Las Vegas Review-Journal Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, would change the “no” designation to “not at this time,” a move organ donation advocates say could make a huge difference for families faced with a decision after a tragic death. It would also automatically keep people who say … Nevada lady offers heart-felt assistance for transplant billThe Echo |
Half of infected blood donors don’t get to know of it: Study – Chandigarh Tribune
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Half of infected blood donors don’t get to know of it: Study
Chandigarh Tribune Even as blood donation camps prove effective in diagnosing infections such as HIV, hepatitis B and C among donors, a large number of them remain unaware of the infections due to incomplete demographic details taken during the camps. This was revealed … |
Cruz: Lift all contribution limits on campaign cash – Sacramento Bee
Sacramento BeeCruz: Lift all contribution limits on campaign cashSacramento BeeCruz, a first-term senator who represents Texas, said deep-pocketed donors should have the same rights to write giant campaign checks as voters have to put signs in their fr…
Judge Seamus McCaffery’s wife and aide paid referral fees from law firms – Allentown Morning Call
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Judge Seamus McCaffery’s wife and aide paid referral fees from law firms
Allentown Morning Call McCaffery retired a week after the state Supreme Court ordered the state Judicial Conduct Board to investigate the pornographic e-mails, the referrals, and allegations that he meddled in cases brought by a law firm that had paid a referral fee and … |
Source: Senate Panel Probing Possible Obama Admin Ties To Effort To Oust … – Fox News (blog)
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Source: Senate Panel Probing Possible Obama Admin Ties To Effort To Oust …
Fox News (blog) In his television interview, Netanyahu said the coalition seeking to oust him is generously funded by foreign donors who are also encouraging a high voter turnout among Israel’s Arab and left-wing voters in a bid to replace the existing leadership … Senate committee probes whether Obama administration funded effort to oust …Highland Bulletin Echo |
Faecal transplantation: sounds weird, but proves helpful – New Zealand Herald
Faecal transplantation: sounds weird, but proves helpfulNew Zealand HeraldThe processed poo – from unrelated donors – was sealed inside two medicine capsules, frozen and then swallowed by the patients. Dr Holland said the efficacy of faecal transplants…
Can ‘off the shelf’ stem cell therapy treat heart failure patients? UB … – Medical Xpress
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Can ‘off the shelf’ stem cell therapy treat heart failure patients? UB …
Medical Xpress Canty notes this approach makes it potentially feasible to use stem cells from an unrelated donor and not the patient. “Using cardiac stem cells that don’t need to be harvested from the recipient would make this type of therapy more widely available to … |
Oklahoma isn’t alone in race-related fraternity incidents – WTVD-TV
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Oklahoma isn’t alone in race-related fraternity incidents
WTVD-TV They also have outsized influence on their campuses, with fraternities claiming major college donors, state lawmakers, governors, members of Congress and presidents as members. Nineteen presidents have held undergraduate or honorary fraternity … |