Jim Lynskey: Man with mechanical heart pump dies  BBC NewsJim Lynskey’s sister Grace says the family are so proud of what he achieved.

New liver transplant rules begin amid fight over fairness  The Associated Press

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 urged the 38-year-old to move to another state that has more organs to go around. But she couldn’t afford to. Where you live makes a difference in how sick you have to be to get a transplant, or if you’ll die waiting. Now the nation’s transplant system is aiming to make the wait for livers, and eventually all organs, less dependent on your ZIP code. New rules mandating wider sharing of donated livers went into effect Tuesday despite a …

Organ Donation 5-13-19  bctv.orgLearn about the life-saving significance of organ donation in multicultural communities with the Berks County Community Health Center.

Kidney Exchange Registries Should Collaborate to Save More Lives  Yale Insights

By Ainé Doris The demand for kidney transplants from living donors has grown exponentially in the U.S. over the last 20 years. The reasons are positive: Living …

NewsMatch sums up its third year of helping nonprofit newsrooms raise money  Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard

In the last two months of 2018, more than 240000 people gave money to nonprofit news organizations with help from NewsMatch — and 52000 of them were …

‘Two young women waiting to see who would die first’  BBC NewsA woman describes the ‘goosebumps’ she felt reading a letter from the family of her heart donor.

Adoptive T-Cell Therapy Safe & Effective for Patients With… : Oncology Times  LWW Journals

By most estimates, more than 75 percent of all adults have been exposed to the John Cunningham (JC) virus during childhood, although most never even know …

Red Cross offering $5 Amazon.com gift card for type 0 blood donation  WTVR CBS 6 NewsThe American Red Cross is offering type 0 blood donors a special incentive as they are facing a critical shortage of the blood group, which is most needed by…

Program Associate/Receptionist  Episcopal News ServiceGeneral Purpose of the Position: The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) is an independent, non-profit organization that provides programs and services for …