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DEFINITION pri-zoomd ken-sent n. A government policy under which a person's consent to donate organs after death is automatically presumed unless the person explicitly opts out. The policy removes the need for organ-donor cards or even family approval...
...last year, Nataline Sarkisyan was in a California hospital. Nataline was waiting for a liver transplant; the donor was ready, and doctors estimated that she had a good chance of recovery. But Nataline did not get the transplant, because her insurer (Cigna HealthCare) classified this costly but commonly-performed procedure as “experimental” and refused to pay. After an extraordinary outburst of public protest, Cigna reversed its position, but not in time to save Nataline’s life. She died...
...Defending the decision to go ahead with the project before securing a major donor, Assistant Dean of Campus Design and Planning Nazneen P. Cooper said that the urgency of creating a state-of-the-art space for nanoscience trumped other considerations...
...general, when we have a project that we have a need for, we will build it whether we have a donor or not,” Cooper said. “In this case, we had a need for the laboratories and cleanroom...
...things, enshrine the goals of humanitarian aid as alleviating suffering according to need, irrespective of political goals, and in a way that supports long-term development. The index weighs 57 indicators, 25 from hard data and 32 from a survey among several hundred field workers (asking, for example, whether donors collaborate well with non-profits and businesses). In short, the index reviews how well countries are following their own global donor guidelines. "If you take the top from the bottom, there are big differences," says Silvia Hidalgo, DARA director, and co-author of the report. Sweden is this year...