Ensuring Kidney Donors Fare Well After Transplants
The United Network for Organ Sharing weighs new policies to monitor living kidney donors for two years after surgery. A checklist and better risk explanations aim to track remaining kidney health and insurance access, amid data showing donors generally live normal lifespans but differ from peers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Krystal McLear
U.S
United Network For Organ Sharing
University of Minnesota
Iowa Kidney Transplants Rise as Donor Trends Shift
The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients notes 161 kidney transplants in Iowa last year across four centers including University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the VA Medical Center Iowa City with 54 living and 107 deceased donors. This year 118 transplants have been performed so far. Donors are aging and criteria are loosening with more African Americans acting as living donors. outcomes data remain limited. Nationwide, over 90,000 wait for kidneys while living donors supply more than 6,000 transplants annually. donor deaths are rare and surgical complications affect under 5 percent.
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Iowa
University of Iowa
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City
Connie Davis
University of Washington
Seattle
Unos Living Donor Committee
MOS
Davis
Marines say repeal of gay ban has not disrupted units
Marine Gen. James F. Amos, long opposed to openly serving gays, now says the repeal has been a non-event. He notes Marines embraced the change with no signs of disruption on front lines during his Afghanistan visit.
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Manama
Bahrain
James F. Amos
Associated Press
Amos
Congress
Barack Obama
Pentagon
Afghanistan
Helmand
Nato airstrike deaths blamed on mistaken identity
An AP review reveals a NATO airstrike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in a border raid. The incident began after a joint U.S. Afghan unit was attacked by militants. NATO forces then struck two encampments mistaken for militant bases. Brig. Gen. Stephen Clark to lead the probe with Afghan and Pakistani input.
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Washington
Aus
Associated Press
Pakistan
Afghanistan
NATO
U.S
James Mattis
U.S. Central Command
Stephen Clark
Air Force
Egyptians vote as lines snake in first post Mubarak poll
Egyptians waited in hours long queues to cast ballots in the first parliamentary elections since Mubarak's ouster. The outcome could decide whether Egypt remains secular or follows a more Islamic course amid regional upheaval. European leaders intervene to stem a debt crisis threatening the euro and world economy.
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Cairo
Hosni Mubarak
America
Middle East
Paris
Proposal to cede budget control to a central European authority gains prominence
A plan proposing countries cede budget control to a central European authority gains traction as markets rally worldwide. The Dow rose nearly 300 points in New York while France saw a five percent stock jump, the largest in a month.
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Europe
New York
France
Cain denies new adultery claim amid fresh allegations
A Georgia businesswoman says she and Herman Cain had an 18 year extramarital affair. Cain denies the accusation calling it another unproven claim. An Atlanta TV station quotes Ginger White acknowledging awareness of Cain's marriage and involvement in an inappropriate relationship.
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Washington
Georgia
Herman Cain
Cain
CNN
Atlanta
Ginger White
U.N. says Syrian forces commit crimes against humanity
A U.N. inquiry found Syrian forces seriously harmed and tortured hundreds of children including a 2 year old girl to deter protests. The report adds pressure on President Bashar Assad as the Arab League approves broad sanctions. Syria’s foreign minister calls the sanctions an economic war and promises retaliation.
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Beirut
U.N
Bashar Assad
Arab League
Syria
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