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Coronavirus spreads fear among workers
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaThe deadly coronavirus is spreading through contaminated kidney dialysis machines and because health workers are not following international infection control procedures, medical sources in the Al-Ahsa health department told a local newspaper. The virus...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Saudi Arabia, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
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Should seniors qualify as living donors?
Robert Brown was healthy, willing and a good match: So why not give a kidney to his wife, who otherwise would need dialysis? There was just one potential obstacle: Brown was 74, an age once unthinkable for a kidney donor. For this retired psychologist...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Renal Failure, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Johns Hopkins University, Hospitals and Clinics
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Sentara honors 300-plus living kidney donors
Each year thousands of people are added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Living donors can help to reduce their wait, and on April 9, Sentara Norfolk General honored more than 300 living kidney donors from the last 10 years. Altruistic...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), High Blood Pressure, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Medical Professionals
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Restaurateur's death shrouded in mystery
Seven months after Giacomo Ruggirello died in a spectacular fire at his Highland Park home, his shuttered Italian restaurant a few miles away remains frozen in time. The white tablecloths at Trattoria Giacomo are still set for dinner service, napkins...
Tags: Restaurants, Prosecution, Realty, Abusive Behavior, Trials
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Woman gives kidney to stranger
After more than a year of suffering from Stage 5 kidney failure, Eddie Beatrice decided to look online for a kidney donor. "It was Jan. 1 [2013] and I said, 'Today is the day I'm going to take back control of my life,' " said Beatrice, 51, of North...
Tags: Renal Failure, Human Interest, Sepsis, Massachusetts General Hospital
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A rare and priceless gift
Kokomo Tribune, Ind.This week April Hackney will receive a priceless gift from her friend Kim Keating. It is the gift of a return to a normal life. Keating, 35, will donate a kidney to Hackney, 40, who has been on the waiting list for a match for the past 13 months....Tags: Human Interest, Diabetes
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Report: Former major league pitcher Lesley dies
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Report: Former major league pitcher Lesley dies Former major league pitcher Brad Lesley died of kidney failure, TMZ.com reported Monday. He was 54. Lesley's ex-wife, Chiho Svimonoff, told TMZ that Lesley had kidney problems and lived...Tags: Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Sports, Cincinnati Reds
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500-bed Riyadh hospital opened
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaPrince Muqrin, second deputy premier, chancellor and special envoy for the king, inaugurated the 500-bed, state-of-the-art Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital yesterday on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. The name of the...Tags: Physical Therapy, Physical Therapists, Hospitals and Clinics, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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Want to save a life? Join a bone marrow, organ registry
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, CheyenneThere are few gifts as precious as giving someone else a new lease on life. Just ask Greta Morrow. She has been there. Morrow is one of the organizers of the eighth annual Day of Giving. That event urges residents to donate things like food, medical...Tags: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Human Interest, Leukemia, Heart Problems
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Music in May Festival
The Meridian Star, Miss.There's something for everyone at this weekend's Music in May Festival. Sponsored by Faces Lounge, the premiere event will feature outdoor daytime fun for all ages as well nighttime music entertainment for adults. And while the festival will celebrate...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Entertainment, Music, Radio Industry, Radio
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Michigan firefighters seek workers' comp for cancer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In May 2009, then 36-year-old Sterling Heights firefighter Chris Slezak, went to his doctor on a Monday because he felt out of shape and worn out. By that Friday, Slezak, who was active and healthy his entire life, got his...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health Treatments, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Social Security, Cancer
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Improvements at 2 Via Christi hospitals include more private rooms
The Wichita EagleTo meet a goal of providing private rooms to all its patients, Via Christi hospitals on St. Francis and East Harry are in the midst of several capital improvement projects, putting the hospitals in a state of reorganization. Via Christi has allocated...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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