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Transplants: Liver Record
Julie Cherie Rodriguez died in her sleep last week at the University of Colorado Medical Center in Denver. Only 2 years old, Julie made surgical history by living for a record 13 months after a liver transplant, the most difficult organ transfer yet attempted
ANGOLA: Death for ‘War Dogs’
“Wanted: Employment as mercenary on full-time or job contract basis.
Joe Fibber, M.D.: Why Do Doctors Tell White Lies?
When I was a medical student, I worked with a doctor who lied. One day, she lied by ordering a kidney stone CT scan on a patient whom she thought had appendicitis
In Yemen, a High-Stakes Power Game as Saleh Is in Limbo
For the first time in 13 days, a lull has descended upon the fierce fighting between armed tribesmen and forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The consistent shelling and gunfire in the capital city of Sana’a have been replaced by a tense quiet, with most residents still choosing to stay in their homes or flee to ancestral villages.
Why Drugs Cost So Much / The Issues ’04: Why We Pay So Much for Drugs
Helen Clark of Kennebunk, Maine, is a smuggler of sorts. At 77, the retired registered nurse doesn’t look the part.
Medicine: Fraud in a Harvard Lab
“Gifted” researcher is punished for faking data “Dr.
Kevorkian Speaks His Mind
The doctor was firm and combative.
Yale Lab Tech Gets 44 Years for Murder
A former animal research technician was sentenced Friday to 44 years in prison for killing a Yale University graduate student days before her wedding in 2009 after anguished relatives described how plans to celebrate her marriage suddenly turned to unimaginable grief as they returned home with her in a coffin.
Katrina’s Lingering Medical Nightmare
Melinda Amedee was scheduled to have a tumor removed from her kidney at a New Orleans hospital on August 30. She lives far enough away from the city to have missed serious damage from Hurricane Katrina.