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After son’s death, Amesbury MIS director holds blood drives to help other kids
The Daily News of Newburyport A total of 24 pints of blood were sent to the hospital’s Blood Donor Center Tuesday in memory of Dubuc’s son Matty who passed away from liver cancer when he was 7 years-old in March 2007. Tuesday’s blood drive marked the second such effort in the city … |
Christmas fayre at Lichfield school aims to raise cash for transplant charity – Lichfield Mercury
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Christmas fayre at Lichfield school aims to raise cash for transplant charity
Lichfield Mercury Rachel had a lung transplant in 2012 and is determined to raise awareness of and funds for Live Life Give life a charity which encourages people to register as organ donors. “Entry is free for children 10 and under and £1 for adults,” said Rachel. “We … |
EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer says organ donation case could have been avoided – Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer says organ donation case could have been avoided
Brooklyn Daily Eagle The lawyer for a Brooklyn father who fought to keep his brain-dead daughter’s organs intact says that the court system did not have to get involved. Faulting the staff at the hospital where the young child was held, attorney David Hernandez says his … |
Clinton Foundation Travel Expenses Totaled $8.4M Last Year – Washington Free Beacon
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Clinton Foundation Travel Expenses Totaled $8.4M Last Year
Washington Free Beacon “At the Clinton Foundation, it’s unclear the line between ‘charity’ and multi-million dollar political organization funneling money to subsidize the Clintons’ private political air travel and courting of prospective presidential campaign donors,” group … |
Bastrop: Donations pour in for planned art center – Austin American-Statesman
Austin American-StatesmanBastrop: Donations pour in for planned art centerAustin American-StatesmanThe new 12,000-square-foot art center will house exhibit space, classrooms, a coffee and wine bistro and retail space for art-related businesses. The pro…
Brookline native searching for kidney donor through all channels – Wicked Local Brookline
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Brookline native searching for kidney donor through all channels
Wicked Local Brookline Borenstein and his wife, Lilly Pelzman, 63, who also graduated from BHS, are also on a five-year waiting list for a deceased donor. The couple has been to four hospitals, all telling them that “this is the shorter waiting time”. Pelzman said that New … |
Cord blood protects baby’s brain from Hurler syndrome – Futurity: Research News
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Cord blood protects baby’s brain from Hurler syndrome
Futurity: Research News Umbilical cord blood transplantation from unrelated donors has previously been shown to improve neurological outcomes of children older than 2 years of age and prolong life. Hematopoietic stem cells from the cord blood transplants provide a source for … |
An organ shortage is killing people. Are lab-grown organs the answer? – Vox
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An organ shortage is killing people. Are lab-grown organs the answer?
Vox And about 18 people in the US die each day because they haven’t received a donation. (By the way, note that there are more transplants than donors here — likely because one donor can provide multiple organs, especially if the donor is deceased.). |
Event raises funds for local nonprofit dedicated to inclusive fitness – UD Daily
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Event raises funds for local nonprofit dedicated to inclusive fitness
UD Daily 9:32 a.m., Nov. 20, 2014–Last spring, more than 300 University of Delaware students took advantage of the opportunity to try out the first-ever zip line on campus. But they were doing more than just getting a treetop thrill — they were raising money … |
Donations to Clinton foundation tripled in 2013 – The Hill (blog)
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Donations to Clinton foundation tripled in 2013
The Hill (blog) “The Foundation must be transparent in all spending so voters can see how it used charitable funds to subsidize expensive air travel, a lavish personal lifestyle, the courting of political donors, or other campaign related travel.” Clinton has also … Contributions to Clinton Foundation jump threefoldCNN Clinton Foundation contributions: $144M in ’13WPTZ The Champlain Valley Clinton Foundation reports spike in travel expensesPolitico Washington Free Beacon –KTVL all 240 news articles » |