TB Warning: Long Flights Risky For Sick Travelers
The CDC urged TB patients not to use long trips by commercial air or other transport due to contagion risk, following outbreaks among airline passengers and crew. Officials say overall airborne TB risk on planes remains low, though vigilance is advised. Dr. Alan Hinman stressed not to overreact.
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Atlanta
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Alan Hinman
CDC
National Center For Prevention Services
Life saved by organ donation after tragic death
A 17 year old, Brian, died after a car struck him while cycling home from school. His organs and tissues saved nine lives, including a 35 year old father, a 20 year old college student, a dialysis patient, a teacher, a young wife and mother, two corneas restoring sight, a burned infant, and two bone cancer and reconstruction cases. The Ransom Memorial Hospital hosts a March 27 1995 Midwest Organ Bank seminar from noon to 10 PM to inform on organ and tissue donation.
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Brian
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Midwest Organ Bank
Kansas City
Handling telephone time with kids advice column
Parents are told to manage phone calls without ignoring children. Dr. Edward Christopherson suggests practice, signaling attention during calls, and scheduling talks when kids are engaged. Simple strategies include pretend calls and gentle touch to show presence, avoiding anger and framing it as a planning issue.
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Edward Christopherson
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Christopherson
Christophersen
Kansas City
Doctor zaps self with defibrillator in office
Boston AP reports plastic surgeon Dr. Jean Cukier, 45, felt dizziness and rapid heartbeats while repairing a lamp. He hooked himself to a heart monitor and delivered a defibrillator shock to restore normal rhythm, an act noted as unusual for self-use.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Jean Cukier
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