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Virginia K. Shirley
janeth@herald-mail.comWhen Virginia “Ginger” Shirley was diagnosed with ovarian cancer more than two years ago, she had been fighting other medical issues for more than a decade. This time, after surgery, she pulled out a pencil and paper and wrote letters to her...Tags: Rachael Ray, Food Network (tv network), Religious Festivals, Urinary System, Elvis Presley
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Washington County and Red Cross open three shelters
julieg@herald-mail.comThe American Red Cross and Washington County officials opened three shelters on Monday afternoon, and Meritus Health medical professionals had contacted many chronic care patients who need dialysis or chemotherapy to make sure emergency plans were in...Tags: Dialysis, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Disasters and Accidents, Biotechnology, American Red Cross
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Business Briefs - Oct. 28
John R. Marsh Cancer Center The John R. Marsh Cancer Center recently was recognized for excellence in patient care by the American College of Radiology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology. The center was awarded a three-year accreditation....Tags: Nursing, Agriculture, Medical Specialization, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Radiation Therapy
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Breast cancer fundraiser offers opportunity to give, take encouragement
alnotarianni@aol.comEnthusiasm and pink were big players Saturday on the campus of Hagerstown Community College. Outside, people strode with spirit and purpose as triumphant music blared across the grounds. Inside, others shimmied and thrust to saucy Latin tunes. ...Tags: Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemotherapy, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Human Interest
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Donald Oberholzer
janeth@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail runs “A Life Remembered.” Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a member of the community who died...Tags: Breast Cancer, Religion and Belief, Renal cell carcinoma, Aneurysm, Chemotherapy
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Run for Kenzie 5K Run and Walk raises $12,000 to help girl fighting cancer
alnotarianni@aol.comShe hoped she had it beat. McKenzie McCarter, 9, of Hagerstown, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in September 2007. After 2 1/2 years of chemotherapy at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C., she was in remission. Her...Tags: Road Running, Chemotherapy, Antietam National Battlefield, Biotechnology, Hospitals and Clinics
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Business People - Oct. 21
Hagerstown Police Department Detectives Anthony Fleegal and Jesse Duffey were selected as the Hagerstown Police Department’s officers of the month for August. Fleegal and Duffey were nominated for their tenacity and teamwork in investigating...
Tags: Nursing, Colleges and Universities, American Red Cross, Theft, Weight
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Washington County Public Schools offer suicide prevention, intervention and postvention supports
Asked about Washington County’s training on suicide awareness and prevention, Steve Burnett, the district’s supervisor of school counseling services, responded in an email. “We offer comprehensive prevention, intervention and...Tags: Suicide, Teaching and Learning, Students, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Human Interest
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Hagerstown joint surgeon hosts dinner for 550
davem@herald-mail.comA record number of people turned out Sunday for an annual dinner that local joint surgeon Dr. Ralph Salvagno holds for his patients, a gesture patients said is unheard of in the medical field. Salvagno said he offers the dinner free to his patients to...Tags: Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Therapy, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Knees
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Lloyd Waters: Ever find government a little troubling?
Everyone has an opinion on the role of government. Should we have more of it or less of it? Your answer, I suppose, is determined by where you wake up each morning and find yourself. I would think that most Americans still believe a little bit in the...Tags: Nadya Suleman, Mitt Romney, Family Planning, Birth Control
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White Tiger Martial Arts holds kick-a-thon for breast cancer awareness
The students at White Tiger Martial Arts in Hagerstown held a kickathon Sept. 15 to raise money for breast cancer awareness. This year, the Kick-A-Thon for Breast Cancer raised $4,253. Mr. Jimmy, the owner and master instructor at the school, asks...
Tags: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Mastectomy
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Calories -- are they all the same? Yes and no
chrisc@herald-mail.comIn the diet world, there are a few vocabulary words that are generally considered as bad words. All too often, "calorie" is one of them. But that's too bad, because, according to Brittany Smith, clinical dietitian at Meritus Medical Center, calories...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Chemistry, Dietary Supplements, Grapes, Immune System
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