Umbilical cord blood saved Chicago woman’s life more than 20 years ago. Now she’ll meet the family who donated  Chicago Tribune

A cord blood donor and recipient found each other through an AncestryDNA kit. The parties will soon meet, a rare occurrence for those involved in cord blood …

‘Funding His Own Lifestyle’: GOP Committee Leader Accused of Stealing $60,000 in Donations  Law & Crime

A “prominent” member of a Republican committee on Long Island was indicted on Thursday for alleged offenses that could put him behind bars for up to 15 …

Much More Than a Kidney  East Greenwich Newsby Elizabeth McNamara | Sep 5, 2019 | Features, General Interest, Good News. Much More Than a Kidney. Above: The Shaw and Austin families, with kidney …

Is the US wasting donated kidneys? New study sparks debate.  The Daily BriefingThere are 93000 people in the United States waiting for a kidney transplant, and kidney disease kills about 5000 U.S. residents on the kidney waiting list …

IAt least 3500 donated kidneys are thrown away every year in the US, study finds  The Daily BriefingThere are 93000 people in the United States waiting for a kidney transplant, and kidney disease kills about 5000 U.S. residents on the kidney …

It’s blood donation day, here’s how you can help save lives  9News.com KUSASeptember 5 is Blood Donation Day in Colorado. Here’s how you can donate and help save the lives of others by donating blood through Vitalant.

North County: Lindale Middle School employee receives kidney, citation and support from those around him  CapitalGazette.comWhen Gary Simmons began working at Lindale Middle School just over a year ago, he had no idea that his life was about …

Organ Donation Week: MSPs hail opt-out system which will ‘help save lives’  Aberdeen Evening ExpressPoliticians in the north-east have praised new rules which mean Scotland will move to an opt-out system for organ donation. Legislation was gi…