‘Hungry’ for blood, these women rode for 20 days  The New Indian Express

So it further emphasises the need to ensure we make it a part of our lifestyle to donate blood every three months.

Parents of Teen Who Died From ‘Choking Challenge’ Donate His Organs in Emotional Send-Off  Inside EditionThe teen who died doing a social media challenge was given an emotional send off by hospital staff and family members as he was taken to …

New Liver Transplant Rules Begin Amid Fight Over Fairness  The Skanner

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wilnelia Cruz-Ulloa spent the last months of her life in a New York City hospital, waiting for a donated liver that never came. Doctors had …

Double Lung Transplant Gives Graduating Quinnipiac Student A Second Chance at Life  NBC ConnecticutNicole Antaya born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that causes chronic lung infections and limits the ability to breathe. But thanks t…

Child Safety Accounts Would Protect DC School Children | Vicki E. Alger  The BeaconThousands of DC public-school students could soon be a whole lot safer at school thanks to new legislation being considered in Congress. Last week U.S. Rep.

Singer Vicente Fernández refused transplant, feared donor a ‘homosexual or an addict’  NBCNews.com

Mexican entertainer Vicente Fernández, known as the “king of ranchera music,” revealed in a recent interview that he refused a liver transplant — and implied he …

Genetic mismatch may explain why many kidney transplants fail  MedibulletinA genetic mismatch could explain why many kidney transplants fail, despite donors and recipients being well-matched by HLA testing.

Met Museum: No more cash from household related to OxyContin  Infosurhoy

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Wednesday said it would stop taking monetary gifts from members of the Sackler family who are connected to …