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fromFortune
1 day ago

We could cut 180,000 preventable hospital deaths a year. Here's exactly why we haven't | Fortune

Preventable medical errors cause approximately 250,000 deaths annually in the U.S., highlighting a critical public health crisis that can be significantly reduced.
fromThe Washington Post
4 months ago

After a bitter past, woman donates kidney to her ex-husband's wife

We had a very rocky start," McCowen said of Angela Maples, the woman her ex would later marry.
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fromThe Mercury News
5 months ago

Letters: House bill needs support in order to save lives

I urge California Sen. Alex Padilla to champion the bipartisan End Kidney Deaths Act ( H.R. 2687). This bill represents a rare bipartisan and bicameral opportunity to save 100,000 lives and dramatically reduce taxpayer spending by $37 billion. I donated a kidney to a stranger at some personal risk and expense. The EKDA is a 10-year pilot program for refundable tax credits that will produce more donations for those who have been waiting the longest.
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fromwww.esquire.com
9 months ago

What It Feels Like to Donate a Kidney to a Stranger

Donating a kidney can be an emotional journey, highlighting both anxiety and fulfillment in the act of giving anonymously.
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