Living donor transplant two in US raises hope
A 25 year old woman received a heart and lungs in Pittsburgh and a 53 year old man now lives with her heart after the United States second living donor transplant. Both patients were in critical care at Presbyterian University Hospital. The operations began around 10 p.m. Sunday and lasted about five hours. The first US living donor transplant was at Johns Hopkins on May 10.
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Pittsburgh
United States
Presbyterian University Hospital
Thomas Chakurda
Shuttle launch planned a year after Challenger disaster
NASA officials say the first space shuttle flight since the 1986 Challenger tragedy could occur about one year from now if testing proceeds as scheduled. Rear Adm Richard Truly emphasized readiness and the need to fly only when prepared.
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America
NASA
Richard Truly
Sad Truly
National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration
Pregnant woman killed in bow and arrow crossfire in Baltimore
Jewel Foster Lyles nine months pregnant died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a man used a hunting bow and arrow in an argument with another man. Her baby delivered by C section remained in critical condition. Andre William, 20, charged with first degree murder and related counts with $1 million bond. The incident occurred as police described a fatal shooting linked to the confrontation.
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Baltimore
Jewel Foster Lyles
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Mike Bass
Lyles
Andre William
al Wilson
Pleas for help vanish in pre-dawn Chicago high rise blaze
Nancy Clay, 31, trapped on the 20th floor of One Mons Center during a May 13 fire, called 911 twice but firefighters say they were not told she was trapped and breathing issues were reported. Attorney Robert A. Chiford says dispatchers failed to relay crucial details. City investigators probe dispatch procedures amid potential litigation.
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Chicago
Robert A Chiford
Nancy Clay
Muss Clay
Nancy
Clifford
Reailey
Miss Clay
Fire Department
Ade
Jerry Lawrence
DEA agent fatally shoots man during Detroit drug deal call
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent, whose name was not released, shot and killed John White, 24, of Detroit, after four men ordered him off a pay phone during a planned drug deal early Monday. Three men were arrested on assaulting a federal agent charges. the agent remains on mandatory 48 hour administrative leave.
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Detroit
John White
William Coonce
Drug Enforcement Administration
Coonce
DEA
Texas Legislature Ends Session Without Budget Approval
The 140 day session adjourned without finishing a 1986 89 budget deficit of 5.2 billion dollars. Lt Gov Bill Hobby called the failure to resolve budget matters a disappointment. The AIDS quarantine bill was approved by the House after Senate passage and now awaits Gov. Bill Clements signature. The legislature will reconvene June 22 for a special session.
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Texas
Austin
House Au Senate
Bill Hobby
House
Senate
Bill Clements
New AIDS Virus Seen as No Panic, Doctor Says
Dr. Robert C. Gallo announced at a conference that a newly identified retrovirus from Nigeria resembles the AIDS virus but poses no immediate danger. The finding adds to the family of AIDS-related retroviruses and may aid vaccine and drug research, though vaccines may not cover all variants.
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Washington
Robert C. Gallo
National Cancer Institute
Nigeria
Chris Williams
Lagos
Gallo
Gaile
Japan
Bulan
Africa
Gada
Nigena
AIDS spread and studies in various groups report risks
Reports from the Qing a U S CDC update describe AIDS reaching 35 980 Americans by May 25 with 20 798 deaths. Studies from Belgium Britain the United States and Switzerland explore heterosexual transmission including blood transfusions and shared needles while noting varying infection rates among hemophiliacs and drug users. Research on prevention includes needle cleaning methods and a peptide T trial, with bone marrow transplants ongoing and a study of artificial insemination among lesbians showing no AIDS in 45 subjects.
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Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Redfield
Nathan Clumeck
S1 Pierre University Hospital
Brussels
Belgum
Central Africa
Peter Prot
Institute of Tropical Medicine
Antwerp
Belgium
U.S Navy
Navy
Marine Corps
Switzerland
New York
University of California, Davis
National Institutes of Health
Anthony Faue
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
University of Caliornia
San Francisco
Cuomo Urges Crime Penalty For Spreading AIDS
New York Governor Marta Cuomo called deliberate transmission of AIDS a serious offense and a sin against the community, urging lawmakers to consider making it a crime. The oversight noted the topic as part of a broader AIDS and health policy discussion.
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New York
Marta Cuomo
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