New biomaterial could encapsulate and protect implanted insulin-producing cells  News-Medical.netTransplanting insulin-producing pancreatic cells into people with type 1 diabetes has emerged as a ground-breaking treatment for millions of pati…

Instead of Bringing Jobs to the People, Bring the People to the Jobs  Foreign PolicyEconomists and government officials generally think of poverty as a chronic, binary phenomenon: People are either poor or they are not. But reality is not so …

#IoFFC: Global fundraising, benefits of F2F, harnessing controversies and real stories  Civil Society MediaStephen Cotterill and Priya Kantaria share some of the things they found out over three days at the Institute of Fundraising’s annual C…

Fiancée of Life-Saving Organ Donor Throws Out 1st Pitch  NBC 7 San Diego

A South Bay family whose tragic loss turned into life for others was able to honor their deceased loved one in a special way Wednesday night in front of …

Media Advisory – Ontario sets new record for organ donation and transplants  Canada NewsWireTORONTO, July 4, 2019 /CNW/ – New preliminary data available from Trillium Gift of Life Network, Ontario’s donation and transplant agency, reveals an…

3 simultaneous organ transplant in govt hospital brings joy in the ‘city of joy’  Oneindia

For the first time a government medical college in Kolkata on Wednesday conducted three organ transplant surgeries simultaneously in three different …

Q&A: Is the humanitarian sector too risk-averse in Somalia?  Devex

HARGEISA, Somaliland — Accessing populations is a major challenge for the humanitarian sector in parts of Somalia. Widespread insecurity threatens the …

‘I needed 187 visits to accident and emergency in just 18 months’  Wales OnlineSophie Washington’s type 1 diabetes has left her is in almost constant pain.

Organ donor sign-ups exceed 1.35m in China  AZERTAC NewsThe total number of registered organ donors in China exceeded 1.35 million as of June 15, with the majority of them young people under age 30, statistics …