Frederick senator to introduce organ donation billGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineThe bill would ask drivers who are renewing or obtaining a driver's license if they want to opt out of the organ donor program, a change from the current s…
Louisville woman who receives heart, double-lung transplant happy to be celebrating Thanksgiving
Dawn Nelson was dying, breath by breath — until a stranger's organs saved her. Now, she lives her life for two. "I have someone else's heart and lungs inside of me, beating and pulsating," said Nelson, the first person since 1996 to…
Euthanasia, Suicide, Organ Donor, DNR – GroundReport
Euthanasia, Suicide, Organ Donor, DNRGroundReportI could never and, would never, presume to think for Almighty God. I am incapable of ever knowing exactly what is on God's mind, unless God through His Holy Spirit, decides to speak with me on any gi…
The world plans to build 1200 new coal plants, because climate change is … – Grist Magazine
Grist MagazineThe world plans to build 1200 new coal plants, because climate change is …Grist MagazineRemember when people learned that cigarettes cause cancer and sometimes fatal lung disease and smokers were still like, yeah, well, I like to smoke?…
British father receives kidney from long-lost relative in America – who … – Daily Mail
Daily MailBritish father receives kidney from long-lost relative in America – who …Daily MailJohn Williamson, 42, from Michigan, and Andy Williamson, 44, are now recovering in hospital after undergoing the major transplant surgery. Andy had … Dr Na…
Brandon's Blog: Thanking a Friend by Giving Back – MGoBlue
MGoBlueBrandon's Blog: Thanking a Friend by Giving BackMGoBlueHe went through two major surgeries, seven rounds of chemotherapy, a stem cell transplant, and radiation therapy. When his graduation day came, Friedman was the valedictorian. He went on…
Davidson: Natalie Cole concert aids in the fight against HepC
During a routine blood test in 2008, nine-time Grammy winning vocalist Natalie Cole discovered she had hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver that affects 76,000 people in Colorado alone.
Rituximab shows promise for clinical problems tied to antiphospholipid antibodies – Science Codex
Rituximab shows promise for clinical problems tied to antiphospholipid antibodiesScience CodexRituximab, a drug used to treat cancer and arthritis, may help patients with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) who suffer from aPL-related clinical problems …
Mosquito fly-ins to help grow malaria – in order to kill it – The Age
The AgeMosquito fly-ins to help grow malaria – in order to kill itThe AgeDr Boddey's malaria research had been limited to the blood stage, but the new insectary means he will be able to take his research back a step and focus on malaria in the huma…
JTCC researchers play important role in groundbreaking study that may change … – Science Codex
JTCC researchers play important role in groundbreaking study that may change …Science CodexThe study did not find significant survival differences between peripheral-blood stem-cell and bone marrow transplantation from unrelated donors. "We did …