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Fiscal cliff looms for Congress
South Bend TribuneAs most Americans shift into holiday mode, members of Congress are going back to work this week. They have some important work to finish before the end of the year. The fiscal cliff -- a $600 billion combination of tax hikes and spending cuts -- is...Tags: Barack Obama, Fiscal Cliff, Joe Donnelly, George W. Bush, New Year's Day
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Knee surgery stats prompt changes at US hospitals
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Knee replacement surgeries at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center soon could be handled by a specialized operating room team as the result of a data-sharing project among health systems throughout the U.S. aimed at improving...
Tags: Heart Failure, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance, Asthma, Weight
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Cancer battle has a happy ending
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterMISHAWAKA -- When Jackie Nisley had late-night talks with her father 10 years ago about someday walking her down the aisle, it may have seemed more like a distant dream. Jackie, 16 at the time, was battling cancer and, after a recent staph infection, the...Tags: Biotechnology, Marriage, Weddings, Health, Sepsis
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Notre Dame's McGraw: Pat Summitt faces brutal opponent in Alzheimer's
They've faced each other in battle for years. But when University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt recently revealed a devastating diagnosis, it impacted many people, including colleagues and competitors like Notre Dame Coach Muffet...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Basketball, College Basketball, College Sports, Alzheimer's Disease
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FDA approves innovative, non-invasive heart valve
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind artificial heart valve that can be implanted without major surgery, offering a new treatment option for patients who are too old or frail for the chest-cracking procedure...Tags: Heart Failure, Medical Procedures and Tests, Companies and Corporations, Palliative Care, Washington, DC
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Interstate crash that killed 2 investigated
OSSEO, Wis. (AP) — The State Patrol has identified two people from Michigan killed in a fiery interstate crash involving three semitrailers in western Wisconsin. Authorities say 47-year-old Clara Lee Ann Wonsowicz of Brighton, Mich., and 46-year-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Alick's Home Medical built loyal clientele base
Tribune CorrespondentAlick’s Home Medical was born at home. Some 30 years ago, Jeannine Alick brought home a stranger from the Mayo Clinic so the woman’s husband could return to their small children in Italy while she recovered from bone cancer surgery in a...Tags: Cancer, Companies and Corporations, Neil Diamond, New York City, Family
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Monument dedicated to Lake Michigan crash victims
ALMA, Mich. (AP) — The pilot who was the lone survivor of a small plane crash in Lake Michigan in July says the dedication of a monument to those who died helps bring closure. The Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant reports the dedication was Saturday at...Tags: James Hall, Michigan, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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