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- December 15, 2010
Bob Votruba has traveled more than 60,000 miles across the country to accomplish one simple goal: “One million acts of kindness.” Vortuba wanted to champion kindness after the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007, so he sold his possessions and began traveling across the country in his live-in school bus to spread his mission. He believes
READ MOREThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says sepsis affects more than 1 million Americans each year–over 258,000 die from it. Yet many of us don’t even know what sepsis is, no less how to prevent it. The death this week of Academy award-winning actress, Patty Duke, put a spotlight on this all too common condition. The cause was listed as an intestinal infection that led to sepsis.
READ MORENew England Patriots' Quarterback Tom Brady distributed this flyer online to help find a kidney donor for retired football coach Tom Martinez through MatchingDonor.com, a nonprofit organization that helps interested living donors communicate their options. Nearly 90,000 people in the U.S. are awaiting a kidney transplant, and nearly 3,000 people are added to the United
READ MOREA procedure called MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery, a non-invasive, pain-free brain surgery, was recently used successfully to treat debilitating essential tremors in two women. Dr. Jeff Elias, associate professor of neurology at the University of Virginia, used ultrasound waves, focused to a specific point located by using an MRI machine, to treat the part of
READ MOREWith a few keystrokes, friends and strangers can help defray treatment costs for patients who have started fund-raising campaigns on web sites like IndieGoGo, which is becoming increasingly popular. The New York Times, 11/21/2011
READ MOREPatients and their families are rarely told when hospitals make mistakes with their medicines, according to a new study. Reuters, 1/11/2013
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