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Braving the elements to get the word out
Pembroke Daily Observer STEPHEN UHLER / DAILY OBSERVER A handful of participants in the World’s Biggest Walk braved the chilly temperatures Saturday morning to raise awareness of the importance of organ donation and transplants. In the photo are, from left, MP Cheryl … |
Gay Blood Donation Ban Could End – KGAN TV
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Gay Blood Donation Ban Could End
KGAN TV Doctors and blood-donation advocates who advise the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services voted 16-2 Thursday to suggest a change in the policy. They’ll discuss later today whether there should be a period of time after sexual contact with … |
Rosholt Organ Donor to be Honored at Rose Bowl Parade – WSAW
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Rosholt Organ Donor to be Honored at Rose Bowl Parade
WSAW “The day he got his drivers license, he came home and said Mom, I’m an organ donor. I said you really are? And he goes ‘yup’,” said Beverly. Now, that generous nature is headed west. Thursday, the Zindas put the finishing touches on a picture of Baz … |
Chris Christies temperament spooks Wall Street – Politico
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Chris Christies temperament spooks Wall Street
Politico In recent interviews, several donors, including several who are high on Christie, mentioned his showdown with a protester at a Hurricane Sandy-related town hall just before the election. “Sit down and shut up!” Christie scolded the man, whom he … |
Living Donors Can Save Lives—and Have the Greatest Potential to Combat Our … – Pacific Standard
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Living Donors Can Save Lives—and Have the Greatest Potential to Combat Our …
Pacific Standard But to help ease the decision about donating, if living donors were to get kidney disease—even when totally unrelated to their donation—they get to move to the front of the line for a deceased donor kidney. While most of these issues have received a … |
Dumanis For Mayor donors fined $35K – U-T San Diego
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Dumanis For Mayor donors fined $35K
U-T San Diego Three of the people fined were so-called “straw donors” who made contributions on behalf of retired San Diego police detective Ernesto Encinas, who pleaded guilty in March to helping funnel illegal foreign funds into local campaigns. Encinas, who owns … |
Blood safety panel calls for ending ban on gay donors – Washington Blade
Washington BladeBlood safety panel calls for ending ban on gay donorsWashington Blade… current policy of prohibiting men who have sex with men from donating blood is no longer supported by medical evidence and should be replaced with a less restricti…
Rob Portman plans for White House run as anti-Obama – CNN
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Rob Portman plans for White House run as anti-Obama
CNN He said some of those donors he’s been speaking with over the last few weeks have been pressing him on whether he’s planning to take the plunge. His answer has been that … Related: Portman’s dramatic reversal on gay marriage. While some Republican … |
Local Bands Raise $6800 for Organ Donation at Benefit Concert – Hartford Courant
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Local Bands Raise $6800 for Organ Donation at Benefit Concert
Hartford Courant “Jeremy really never said anything to me about being an organ donor other than that he was registered. We donated his organs because that was his wish,” said Jennings. “To me, there is no greater loss than your child, but knowing that he has helped so … Organ Donation Scotland roadshow on course for JedburghBorder Telegraph |
Teenager chosen to compete at World Transplant Games – Maidenhead Advertiser
Maidenhead AdvertiserTeenager chosen to compete at World Transplant GamesMaidenhead AdvertiserThe World Transplant Games, supported by the International Olympic Committee, represents the largest organ donor awareness event in the world, featuring a wee…