21Jan/15

Knox County mayor accepts blood donation challenge from Knoxville mayor – WATE-TV


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Knox County mayor accepts blood donation challenge from Knoxville mayor
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KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett has accepted a challenge to donate blood to MEDIC Regional Blood Center after losing a friendly wager with Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero about which municipality’s employees could raise their …

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21Jan/15

FDA’s New Blood Donation Guidelines Offer Little Clarity For Transgender People – BuzzFeed News

FDA’s New Blood Donation Guidelines Offer Little Clarity For Transgender People
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FDA’s New Blood Donation Guidelines Offer Little Clarity For Transgender People. Doctors criticize the FDA for applying its ban on blood donations based on a person’s sex at birth, not their risky or safe behavior. Dominic Holden. BuzzFeed News Reporter.

21Jan/15

Overcoming the odds: Jim Egan of Easthampton has his life back after unlikely … – GazetteNET

Overcoming the odds: Jim Egan of Easthampton has his life back after unlikely
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“That would be my dream, if I ever came into some money, would be to raise awareness about organ donating. I’d take … His doctors eventually discharged him under the condition that he come back three times a week for tests and follow-up checks. He

21Jan/15

Organs from a deceased newborn successfully transplanted in two patients for … – MedCity News


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Organs from a deceased newborn successfully transplanted in two patients for
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A significant proportion of babies who die in neonatal units are potential organ donors,” doctors said. “We hope that neonatal units across the UK will actively start thinking about this noble cause, which makes the grieving family’s journey easier and
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21Jan/15

Five Years After Citizens United, Billionaires Are Buying Democracy – Huffington Post


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Five Years After Citizens United, Billionaires Are Buying Democracy
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And almost a third of reported spending was done by organizations that don’t reveal their donors. But even with what we know, it’s staggering how few donors are wielding such a gigantic influence over our politics, and our country: • Across all federal
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