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Bloomberg
14 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Tron Plans Crypto Treasury, Public Filing
Bloomberg Crypto Show Justin Sun, the China-born crypto entrepreneur with ties to the Trump family who saw a federal investigation of his business interests paused earlier this year, is set to take his Tron blockchain platform public in the US through a reverse merger. Bloomberg's Michael Regan has more on the story. (Source: Bloomberg)
New York Times
06-06-2025
- Health
- New York Times
Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.
Four years ago, an unconscious Kentucky man began to awaken as he was about to be removed from life support so his organs could be donated. Even though the man cried, pulled his legs to his chest and shook his head, officials still tried to move forward. Now, a federal investigation has found that officials at the nonprofit in charge of coordinating organ donations in Kentucky ignored signs of growing alertness not only in that patient but also in dozens of other potential donors. The investigation examined about 350 cases in Kentucky over the past four years in which plans to remove organs were ultimately canceled. It found that in 73 instances, officials should have considered stopping sooner because the patients had high or improving levels of consciousness. Although the surgeries didn't happen, the investigation said multiple patients showed signs of pain or distress while being readied for the procedure. Most of the patients eventually died, hours or days later. But some recovered enough to leave the hospital, according to an investigation by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, whose findings were shared with The New York Times. The investigation centered on an increasingly common practice called 'donation after circulatory death.' Unlike most organ donors, who are brain-dead, patients in these cases have some brain function but are on life support and not expected to recover. Often, they are in a coma. Share your story about the organ transplant system We will not publish any part of your submission without contacting you first. We may use your contact information to follow up with you. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
