Hero leaves medical legacy
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IN A wheelchair for almost a decade and paralysed below the neck, Christopher Reeve became a superhero of a completely different kind.
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Those caring for him at a Hindu monastery in Wales say he symbolizes the sanctity of all life and is an inspiration to temple-goers. Officials say he could have a contagious disease and should be put down.
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The family of a student who died from an undiagnosed deep vein thrombosis welcomes efforts to improve diagnosis.
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THE lives of the 1056 people exposed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at the Royal Melbourne Hospital will never be the same. They now have a moral obligation to inform every hospital, doctor and dentist they
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Doctors are often lauded as miracle workers, but even the most skilled have patients they can't help. Demetrios Leontaris keeps a picture of one on his cell phone organizer.
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A doctor takes a risk and goes against a patient's wishes in order to save his life.
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A cardiologist has resigned his staff privileges at an Eastern Shore hospital as officials continue to investigate whether he performed unnecessary stent procedures, officials said Wednesday. Dr. John R. McLean resigned his privileges at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md. last Friday, citing visual impairment as a disability, hospital officials said.
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It was a fitting farewell for a man   who once dreamed of being a rock star.
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Christopher Reeve, who soared through the air playing the role of the superhero, also soared into the hearts of many, fighting a courageous battle against a paralyzing spinal cord injury.
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The widow of Christopher Reeve continues his legacy of fundraising for spinal injuries research.
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Summitting Everest was just one of my triumphs as a recipient of a mechanical heart valve.
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When Christopher Reeve suffered a near-fatal spinal injury after falling from a horse in 1995, things looked bleak. He wasn&#39;t expected to live, and even if he did, doctors agreed that the life he would have
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Marian C. Bennett found more than cancer when she discovered a lump in her breast five years ago. She found a cause she thought was worth fighting for.
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EVERETT - Family and friends say goodbye Saturday to a local woman killed by a medical mistake. 69-year-old Mary McClinton of Everett will be forever remembered for her big smiles, warm heart and hard work in her community and church.
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PETALING JAYA: His world came crumbling down when he was diagnosed with Parkinsonâs disease but brain surgery has given retiree Oh Cheng Hong a miraculous new lease of life.
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Prostate cancer, once a research backwater, is suddenly sexy thanks to the work of one patient: Michael Milken, the Wall Street wizard who fell from grace in the late Eighties and found redemption in a medical miracle.
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Russom Ghebrai walks the corridors of Greater Southeast Community Hospital with quiet authority. Seventy hours a week, he dons the white coat of his profession and attends to patients on the fringes of medical care.