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Organ recipient grateful for donation
Andy Trosper, who received a liver transplant in 2010, told staff and donor families in a recent program at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital that the gift from a 16-year-old boy gave him new life and brought comfort to the boy's family. "Since...
Tags: Jesse White, Hepatitis C , Hospitals and Clinics, Liver Disease, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Judy Ramer of Funkstown is in need of liver transplant
marieg@herald-mail.comHer strength and energy have diminished and her symptoms have become more pronounced. But that hasn't stopped Judy Kinzer Ramer from hanging tough in the biggest fight of her life. She needs a new liver. There is no whining, no complaining, no self-...Tags: High Blood Pressure, University of Maryland Medical Center, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Liver Disease
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From Sun Magazine: 'Genius' pair rewrite rules of organ transplants, among other interests
Think of Dorry Segev and Sommer Gentry as intellectual magpies. The glittery ideas they filch from fields as diverse as swing dancing, systems analysis, water skiing and medicine seemingly have little in common. But Segev and Gentry weave them together...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Robert Montgomery, Dance, Entertainment Events
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Kane County coroner receives liver transplant as misconduct trial looms
Special to the TribuneKane County Coroner Charles West, whose trial on misconduct charges is pending, has undergone liver transplant surgery, his attorney said Wednesday in court. West is awake, though not speaking, as he recovers at the University of Illinois Hospital in...Tags: Trials, Kane County, Health, Cirrhosis, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Kane County coroner dies
Tribune reporterKane County Coroner Charles West died early today, just after midnight, from complications following liver transplant surgery, according to his family. West had been awaiting trial on felony misconduct charges. He had been accused of allowing two of his...Tags: Carpentersville, Trials, Cirrhosis
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Larry Hagman dies at 81; TV's J.R. Ewing
Los Angeles TimesFervor for the television show “Dallas” was intense in 1980, when the Queen Mother met actor Larry Hagman and joined the worldwide chorus asking: “Who shot J.R.?” “Not even for you, ma’am,” replied Hagman, who...Tags: Entertainment, NBC (tv network), Gene Nelson, Celebrities, Obituaries
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Father-son developers are common thread in Tamarac corruption probes
It began with a bold plan to build more than 700 homes on two old golf courses, making millions for the developers and boosting the tax coffers for Tamarac, a city that hadn't seen such a big proposal in years. Now the father-and-son team of homebuilders...Tags: Local Elections, Sports, Family, Regional Authority, Josephus Eggelletion
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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
The story of Michelle Orive on Living Healthy Chicago conveys her survival through major complications caused by acute fatty liver of pregnancy, (AFLP) including a liver transplant.
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Baltimore policeman shot in line of duty survives once again
Gene Cassidy thought he was lucky to survive being shot in the head twice 25 years ago when he was a Baltimore policeman, so a second near-death ordeal recently seemed unreal.
Just 27 years old, Cassidy lost his sight after a man he was trying to...Tags: Hepatitis, Hernia, University of Maryland Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings
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Donated liver saves 2 in first-of-its-kind surgery
SAN DIEGO - Two men’s lives were saved from one donated liver after doctors at UCSD Medical Center performed a first-of-its-kind surgical procedure in June, hospital officials announced Wednesday.
According to UCSD Health Sciences, the donated...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Brain, Hospitals and Clinics, Liver Disease, Diseases and Illnesses
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Fundraiser this weekend will benefit a Hidden Valley High School student
ReporterMost of the student body at Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke County will be at school Saturday but no one is complaining. Students are holding a fundraiser to benefit Lindsey Nanz, a 10th grade student at Hidden Valley. Nanz has Primary Sclerosing...Tags: Schools, High Schools, Students, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Hunger strikers push for medical care
WGN NewsA hunger strike to demand medical treatment for family members is on. Some are suffering with fatal diseases but hospitals are denying treatment because the patients are undocumented immigrants. The patients are from Our Lady of Guadalupe Anglican...
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