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- December 15, 2010
Former supermodel Christy Turlington Burns is helping to bring aid and awareness to the hundreds of thousands of preventable pregnancy-related deaths around the world. In 2003, Turlington Burns experienced life-threatening post-partum hemorrhaging. She recovered, but the experience got her thinking, “What would have happened to a less fortunate woman?” What she discovered changed her life:
READ MOREAt only 13, Trevor Schaefer was diagnosed with brain cancer. Not only did Trevor end up beating the cancer — he found a calling. Now 22, Schaefer is an inspiring advocate for children with cancer, and the driving force behind "Trevor's Law," an important bill that would give government more authority to hold companies responsible
READ MOREAccording to a recent report from the McKinsey Center for Global Governance, 43 percent of employers say there aren't enough applicants with the knowledge and skills they need. At the same time, 75 million young people are unemployed. So, how do we solve this mismatch between workers' knowledge and skills, and employers' needs? To find the
READ MOREResearchers are reporting a new method that could put an end to painful prostate biopsies that miss the tumor. They’ve combined magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, with ultrasound in a way that can guide a doctor right to a prostate tumor. NBC News, 12/10/2012
READ MOREConcussions in children may cause brain changes that last for months. Yahoo! News, 12/12/2012
READ MOREHugh Jackman says he's doing the "role of a lifetime" as Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables." The Australian actor talks about what he learned from his father about the importance of family: "My father is my rock… It's where I learned everything about loyalty, dependability, about being there day-in, day-out, no matter what." 60 Minutes,
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