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Greenwood woman gets life-saving transplant after four-year wait
A Greenwood woman said she had almost given up hope, when she received a life-changing phone call. Julie Miranda needed a kidney and pancreas transplant, but it felt like she had been waiting forever. She said with one phone call, her prayers were...
Tags: Diabetes, Pancreas
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Showing kindness to strangers
Do you remember the scene in “A Streetcar Named Desire” when Blanch says, “I've always depended on the kindness of strangers?” If you are familiar with the story, you know that it didn't really work out for her. I'd like to think...Tags: Elementary Schools, Hampton Roads, Schools, Rite Aid Corp., SUVs and Crossovers
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First twittercast kidney transplant ruled a success
It was an historic day for IU Health as one group of doctors live tweeted while another group doctors saved performed a kidney transplant. The kidney went from 33-year-old Colin Newton to his buddy, 31-year-old Caleb Johnson. Johnson has been on...
Tags: Kidney, Renal Failure
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Digest: Danny Wiseman elected to PBA Hall of Fame
Bowling Wiseman elected to PBA Hall of Fame Danny Wiseman of Baltimore, a 12-time PBA Tour winner, was elected to the PBA Hall of Fame along with Doug Kent, the Professional Bowlers Association announced Friday. They will be inducted during the Hall...
Tags: Manhattan Jaspers, Milwaukee Wave, Baltimore Orioles, Walter Johnson, MLB Network (tv network)
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IU Health tweets during live kidney transplant
Kidneys are not usually a trending topic on Twitter, but on Wednesday, IU Health is trying to change that. Hospital staff will live tweet from inside an operating room, as one Indiana man gets a kidney from his good friend. Caleb Johnson from Merom,...
Tags: Twitter, Inc.
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Wife's decision to donate kidney to husband also saves her life
One local husband and wife are more than just a couple, they are life savers. Michael and Elaine Alhand have been married for more than 40 years. Michael, a diabetic, suffered kidney failure. In 2003, he was placed on dialysis. One year later, he got...
Tags: Gallbladder, Kidney, Human Body, Renal Failure, Health
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Richmond man finds kidney match through Facebook
An Indiana man in need of a kidney found his match through Facebook.
Jerry Wilde is a college professor at IU East in Richmond. He loves music and teaching, but right now, he faces a life-threatening challenge.
For the past two years, Jerry has been on...Tags: Social Media, Indiana University East, Facebook, Charity, Cancer
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Generosity at its best
A difficult time in my family's life has finally improved with an operation made possible by a generous brother-in-law. On Jan. 31 my wife, Barbara, received a kidney at Allegheny General Hospital from her brother Randy Miller. Even though it has just...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Immune System, Health, Diabetes
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The Unreal World: Some bad fixes on 'Nurse Jackie'
The premise
Nurse Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco) is having trouble managing her growing addiction to painkillers. Nevertheless, she continues to snort an opiate in the supply room and pop pills in the bathroom during shifts at the hospital. Jackie works in...Tags: University of Southern California, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Planning, Heart and Circulatory System, Morocco
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LVH honors 34 at its Friends of Nursing celebration
HealthThirty four clinicians and seven care teams recently received awards at Lehigh Valley Health Network's Friends of Nursing Celebration. The program was attended by more than 725 colleagues and community members at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. The awards are... -
Illegal immigrants should have health coverage, foundation says
L.A. NOWThe California Endowment is launching a campaign to extend medical coverage to all uninsured state residents, including undocumented immigrants. An estimated 3 million to 4 million Californians, or about 10% of the state’s population, could remain... -
Big protests arise in Hong Kong over Chinese 'national education'
World NowAs the school year begins in Hong Kong, protesters in the former British colony are rallying against new classes soon to be required by China, deriding them as “brainwashing.”...
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