Artificial heart brings life - and dilemmas

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Barney B. Clark underwent the first artificial heart implant at the University of Utah. William DeVries was the leader of the team that performed the surgery. The operation was successful, but Mr. Clark's condition will need careful monitoring. Steven Clark, Barney Clark's son, is trying to maintain his practice as an otolaryngologist and deal with the publicity that has beseiged him because of his father's innovative surgery.

Case studies, Media coverage, Heart, Artificial, Artificial heart, Clark, Barney, Clark, Stephen

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AIDS fear threaten blood services; decline in donations seen

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Fear of AIDS is threatening the US blood collection system. Some commercial blood banks may start emphasizing a service of storing the donor's own blood for autologous transfusion. Directed donations may become hazardous to blood recipients because selected donors could be pressured into donating but be untruthful about their eligibility to meet requirements. Reported donations seem to be down nationwide about 10%.

Social aspects, Practice, AIDS (Disease), Quotations, Blood banks, Bove, Joseph

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New devices aid CP patients

Article Abstract:

Research is under way at the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Education Foundation to assess the needs of non-vocally communicative cerebral palsy patients and fit them to appropriate communication devices. This research is showing that many people with speech handicaps are capable of intelligent communication when they use a device.

Research, Telecommunications systems, Disabled persons, Cerebral palsied, Cerebral palsied persons, Physically disabled persons, Sternfeld, Leon, Gates, Marguerite, United Cerebral Palsy Research and Education Foundation Inc.

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