Portland native saves the life of a stranger through miracle organ donation  OregonLive

SAN DIEGO — For the past four years, Breana Shaw was living on borrowed time. Suffering from end-stage liver disease, the 30-year-old Californian was too sick to work and have a normal life, but not sick enough to qualify for a liver transplant from a cadaver donor. Then last December, she got the best Christmas present of her life. Damian Delaney, 57, an altruistic Catholic schoolteacher who grew up in Portland, wanted to give the gift of life to a stranger, and his blood type and the portion of his liver he would donate were the perfect match for Shaw. On Dec. 12, the transplant was perfo…

‘Jeeva Sarthakathe’ cell awaits govt approval  Deccan HeraldAfter Bengaluru, Hubballi and Kalaburagi, ‘Jeeva Sarthakathe’, the organ donation facilitation cell replacing the Zonal Coordination Committee of Karnataka for …

‘Jeeva Sarthakathe’ cell awaits govt approval  Deccan HeraldAfter Bengaluru, Hubballi and Kalaburagi, ‘Jeeva Sarthakathe’, the organ donation facilitation cell replacing the Zonal Coordination Committee of Karnataka for …

Brain research opens up Pandora’s box  Chicago TribuneResearch on the brains of pigs and humans is revealing developments that can cause ethical quandaries.

Mother donates kidney to SC man in need after seeing message on other mom’s car  The State

Lashonda Pugh’s son needed a kidney so she wrote on her car about the need for a donor. Starr Gardy saw the car in a Walmart parking lot in South Carolina …

Johns Creek transplant recipient continues to give back with golf tourney  Gwinnettdailypost.com

Organizers of the annual Swing Easy Hit Hard Foundation’s Charity Golf Tournament and Dinner Banquet said the recent event was a success — an effort …

NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Buys Shares of 6,000 Haemonetics Co. (HAE)  Finance DailyNJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan bought a new stake in shares of Haemonetics Co. (NYSE:HAE) during the first quarter, accordin…