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Kids make up largest group with traumatic brain injuries
Austin Story doesn't remember the late-summer outing at a friend's lakefront home in New Jersey, or the rocks he climbed near a waterfall. Or how he lost his footing and, as his horrified mother looked on, fell about 50 feet.
The 14-year-old lay...Tags: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Athletes, Health and Medical Professionals, Concussion, Physical Conditions
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Staff, visitors remain confident in Hopkins security after shooting
Cobin Burrell, a 31-year-old Johns Hopkins Hospital worker, had the task of cleaning blood from Room 873, where a man killed his ailing mother, then himself after shooting a doctor.
The assignment didn't bother him. "I've seen it on the street a lot of...Tags: Nursing, Health and Safety at Work, Gang Activity, Surgery, Diabetes
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Promising stroke therapy may be held up in debates
Sun StaffWhen Ruth Johnston got a crushing headache and started to slur words that morning on the sailboat, her husband took action. He radioed the Coast Guard that she was having a stroke. Within 15 minutes, Maryland medics whisked the woman to North Arundel...Tags: Nursing, Blood, Migraine, Medical Procedures and Tests, National Institutes of Health
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The Umpire's Sons
The boy loves games of chance. He loves slot machines and playing cards and instant-win lottery tickets. He learned at an early age to count coins, and to bet them. He learned in the hospital that money comes in get-well cards.Michael Hirschbeck learned...Tags: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore Hotels, Chicago White Sox, Don Mattingly, Roberto Alomar
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Help at home is critical for doctor moms
The Miami Herald (MCT)For Kristina Deeter, a hard day at work could include resuscitating a toddler who nearly drowned, adjusting medication for a child who is struggling to tolerate a new heart, or setting up a premature baby on life support. Then, after an intense 12-hour...Tags: Neurosurgery, General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics
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Going to the service dogs
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.Friday's WVU Honors Convocation, which kicks off graduation weekend, featured a furry grad that walked on four legs -- Elkie the service dog. "A lot of people don't really know we have a service dog program," said Brittany Szafran, a fellow grad who...Tags: Animals, Graduation, George Washington University, Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC
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Relay sheds light on survivors' tenacity
Aiken Standard, S.C.Cailynn Hyler is just three, and, while she was having fun at the Aiken Relay For Life Friday, she of course didn't comprehend what was happening. When she turns 16, Cailynn will get a letter from her mother Dana, who will explain how her daughter saved...Tags: Cesarean Section, Chemotherapy, Colon Cancer, Hysterectomy, Health Treatments
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Hopewell Township woman found guilty of stealing from elderly friend
The York Dispatch, Pa.A jury on Thursday found a 68-year-old Hopewell Township woman guilty of three third-degree felonies for stealing from an elderly friend who suffered from dementia. The jury said there was enough evidence to convict Sandra L. Murphy of theft by unlawful...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Theft, Lawyers, Justice System
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The Anniston Star, Ala., Joe Medley column
The Anniston StarThe best thing in Thursday's opening day of the state softball tournament happened with little fanfare. It's recorded wrong in AHSAA.com's official pitch-by-pitch account. "Now batting: (8) #21 Tymeria Mackey," the entry says of Wellborn's leadoff...Tags: Aneurysm, Softball, Family
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Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bill Lohmann column
Richmond Times-DispatchWhen Courtnay Midkiff called the other morning, he was at the intersection of Mary Kay Boulevard and River Street in Benton, Ark., of all places, taking a break after being temporarily stymied by a sign that read "Dead End." The emphasis should be...Tags: France, Symptoms, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Trips and Vacations, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Call came at last for Oak Park Heights boy: 6-year-old's heart transplant a success
St. Paul Pioneer PressThe news that Cameron Ulrich's long wait was over was announced on his CaringBridge page: "We have a heart!" Cameron, the 6-year-old boy from Oak Park Heights who had been waiting for a heart since mid-October, underwent transplant surgery Wednesday,...Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Mayo Clinic, Heart Failure, Heart Transplants, Boston
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Warning didn't change for-profit dialysis drug use
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite a strong warning from U.S. regulators in 2007, for-profit dialysis centers still gave their kidney failure patients more of a certain anemia drug than non-profit centers in 2008, says a new study. The researchers write...Tags: Renal Failure, Medical Specialization, Government Health Care, Medicare, Food and Drug Administration
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