New York Mets Icon Ed Kranepool Gets Kidney From Wife of Fellow Patient  NBC4i.comThe lives of four people will be connected from now on thanks…

Cash & Voucher Assistance and GenderBased Violence Compendium: Practical Guidance for Humanitarian Practitioners – World  ReliefWeb

The Compendium is intended as a companion to the 2015 Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence …

Kidney Transplant Rejection Linked to New Mismatch Locus  GenomeWebA LIMS1 gene variant appeared to coincide with increased risk of allograft rejection in kidney transplant recipients.

asks global dev recruiters: What skills are in demand? | Devex  DevexKnowing what skills are in demand across global development could help you land your next role in a highly competitive job market. To understand what …

Cadaver organ donation gives new lease of life to seven people  Times of India

SURAT: Lungs, kidneys, heart, liver and eyes of a cadaver donor have given a new lease of life to seven people. Vrajesh Shah, 42, a businessman and resident of Palanpur canal road, suffered severe headache on May 12 and was admitted to Unique Hospital. A brain scan revealed that there were blood clots in his brain. He was declared dead on May 15 by doctors. Vrajesh’s wife Vaishali, father Navin and mother Surya decided to donate his organs. He has two daughters Pankti, 19, and Khushi, 11. Doctors of Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Ahmedabad harvested Vrajesh’s kidneys and …

Genomic Mismatch May Explain Why Some Kidney Transplants Fail  ReliaWireA genomic incompatibility could explain why many kidney transplants fail, even when donors and recipients are thought to be well-matched, a new study from …

New study: Hepatitis C-negative patients may safely receive positive hearts, lungs  MultiBriefs ExclusiveA group of transplant surgeons at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston decided to investigate whether organs from donors with the hepat…