National Renown Surgeon Jonathan Webb Dies at 45
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Little Rock - The death of nationally renowned surgeon Jonathan Drummond-Webb has shocked his family, friends and colleagues. He was well-respected for his work with young adults suffering from heart conditions.
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Ancel Keys, a pioneer in public health best known for identifying the connection between a cholesterol-rich diet and heart disease, has died.
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Percy Sonn, the president of the International Cricket Council who was instrumental in fighting racial segregation in the sport, died Sunday of complications following colon surgery. He was 57. Sonn became president of world cricket's governing body in 2006 and had been in critical condition in a Cape Town hospital since May 21.
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Across the board, medical specialists are pointing out the shockingly low skill level of a 45-year-old surgeon at Tokyo Medical University Hospital, four of whose patients have died following heart valve operations since October 2002.
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Bob Evans, 77, a computer scientist who helped popularize personal computing and served as a scientific adviser to the Taiwanese government, died of a heart ailment Sept.
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Lee Jong-Wook, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has died from a blood clot on the brain after emergency surgery at the weekend, the UN agency confirmed at the opening of its annual assembly.
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Byron Nelson, who had the greatest year in the history of professional golf when he won 18 tournaments in 1945, including a record 11 in a row, died Tuesday. He was 94.
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Dr. Jonathan Drummond-Webb had a gift for fixing heart defects in the tiniest patients, and it made him one of the best in the business. But that apparently wasn't good enough for him. Drummond-Webb killed himself Dec. 26 with an overdose of painkillers and bourbon, just three days after what seemed like another medical miracle: the successful use of a miniature heart pump that kept a 14-year-old boy alive until an organ became available for transplant.
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A nationally renowned cardiac surgeon who worked tirelessly to extend the lives of young heart patients at Arkansas Childrenâs Hospital apparently took his own life early Sunday morning in
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Dr Raja Ramanna, the bellwether of Indiaâs nuclear programme, passed away at Bombay Hospital in the early hours of Friday. He was 79.
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Johnny Ramone, the lead guitarist  with the influential U.S. punk rock band the Ramones, died on  Wednesday after a five-year battle with prostate cancer, a  long-time associate told Reuters.
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LITTLE ROCK, AR - Police are still working to understand the suicide note left by Dr. Jonathon Drummond-Webb in hope of figuring out why the nationally-known pediatric cardiac surgeon would kill himself.
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The image of Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) gaveling the Senate in and out of session in 30 seconds has become a staple of wry political commentary lately. But in fact, the senator's lonely vigil represents more than Washington gamesmanship. In a way, it marks a shift in the balance of power between the...
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Former President Bill Clinton underwent four hours of surgery Monday at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia as doctors performed a quadruple heart bypass.
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A Northern Ireland QC critically injured in a yachting accident in the Caribbean dies in hospital.
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Johnny Ramone, the lead guitarist with influential U.S. punk rock band the Ramones, died on Wednesday after a five-year battle with prostate cancer, a long-time associate told Reuters.
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Dr. Jonathan Drummond-Webb, a pioneer in surgery to implant artificial heart pumps in children, died of an apparent suicide over the weekend at the age of 45, hospital officials said Monday.