Tiny Iowa baby Curtis defies odds with survival at low birth weight
Curtis, born at 25 weeks gestation weighing 531 grams, survived after weight loss to 445 grams. Doctors note surfactants and advances in care raised survival from 10 percent five years ago to about 30 percent today, with Curtis among rare cases under 400 grams.
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Jack Widness
University of Iowa
U of I
Widness
Iowa
Illinois
Hagen
Cindy Pospisil
Curtis Frink, Cedar Rapids Baby, Defies Odds at Tiny Weight
Cox Cable workers and St. Luke's Hospital support the Frink family as Curtis, born June 30 at 1 pound 3 ounces, returns home. The milestone follows extensive ICU care, a required eye and capillary surgery, and funding from a Festival of Trees ventilator push. Doctors warn of possible long term challenges, while the family credits perseverance and faith. Curtis’ fight has drawn community aid and attention to neonatal risks and costs.
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Steve
Becky Frink
Curtis
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Cox
St. Luke’s
Jolynn Glanzer
Glanzer
Curtis’ Hospital
New England Journal of Medicine
Hagen
Black women college grads outearn black men
The New York Times analysis of census data shows black women with college degrees earning more than black men and many white women. Among those with less than five years on the job in 1991, black women earned $11.41 hourly versus $11.26 for black men and $11.38 for white women, while white men earned $12.85.
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NEW York
New York Times
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Times
Health insurance gaps affect millions in the early 1990s
Census data show sixty million Americans had at least one month without coverage from 1990 to 1992, with nine million uninsured for 32 months. Public concerns faded as the economy recovered, while disparities persisted across income, race, and employment status.
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Census Bureau
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