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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: University of Maryland Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Cirrhosis, High Blood Pressure, Diseases and Illnesses
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South High Class of '72 rallies to raise money for ailing classmate
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comSome of the most lasting friendships are those forged through the tumultuous high school years, but as Pat Simons learned, some of those bonds can grow even stronger when tested by a life-altering event. On Oct. 24, 2011, the day started off on a...Tags: Biotechnology, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Hepatitis C , Liver Disease, Human Interest, Jesse White
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NN restaurant helps raise funds for liver transplant
It has been a decade since Elaine Bavusa, 56, felt well. The long-time Newport News Schools employee discovered in 2003 that she had Hepatitis B. She doesn't know when she contracted the virus, but it was likely years prior, and the damage to her liver...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Pharmaceuticals, Alzheimer's Disease, IHOP Corporation
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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: Dance, Computer Science, Science, Stroke, Los Angeles Times
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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: Kane County, Cirrhosis, Trials, Health, 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: Cirrhosis, Carpentersville, Trials
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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: Drama (genre), Robin Hood, Cirrhosis, Broadway Theater, TNT (tv network)
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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, University of Maryland Medical Center, Emergency Health Procedures, Hospitals and Clinics, Cirrhosis
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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... -
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.
Here are some resources if you, a friend, or family member would...
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