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Walk to raise funds for kidney disease sufferers
The Frederick News-Post, Md.Debbie Lutman didn't know she had lupus until about the fifth month of her pregnancy. It was 1984 and she was 24. The auto-immune disease showed itself in bruises on her feet and a distinctive butterfly rash, said Lutman, of Mount Airy. It eventually...Tags: Kidney Disease, Lupus, Diseases and Illnesses, Greenbrier, State Parks
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Hospital billing disparity can be sizable in Yakima, too
Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash.Yakima's two hospitals reflect a nationwide pattern of massive disparities in billing practices, though the actual reimbursements they receive from Medicare and Medicaid are virtually the same. Data released Wednesday for the first time by the Centers...Tags: Human Interest, Insurance, Medicare, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance
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Area hospitals vary significantly in what they charge to treat medical conditions
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.They are just a few blocks from one another, but the three Scranton hospitals vary significantly in what they charge patients for the same treatment -- in some cases, by as much as 88 percent. Meanwhile, two Wilkes-Barre hospitals about five miles apart...Tags: Heart Attack, Medicare, Consumers, Pneumonia, Health Insurance
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Coaching against new foes
The Sanford Herald, N.C.Moore County native Curtis Frye has coached Olympic gold medalists and, throughout his 17-year career leading the University of South Carolina's track and field program, more than 60 NCAA national champions. At age 61, Frye is not slowing down in...Tags: Celebrities, Auction Service, Golf, Behavioral Conditions, Awards and Prizes
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Woman gives kidney to stranger
After more than a year of suffering from Stage 5 kidney failure, Eddie Beatrice decided to look online for a kidney donor. "It was Jan. 1 [2013] and I said, 'Today is the day I'm going to take back control of my life,' " said Beatrice, 51, of North...
Tags: Human Interest, Sepsis, Dialysis, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Music in May Festival
The Meridian Star, Miss.There's something for everyone at this weekend's Music in May Festival. Sponsored by Faces Lounge, the premiere event will feature outdoor daytime fun for all ages as well nighttime music entertainment for adults. And while the festival will celebrate...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Politics, Entertainment Events, Dialysis, B.B. King
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Medgenics reports positive Phase II results for anemia in dialysis patients
Globes, Tel Aviv, IsraelMedgenics Ltd. (AIM:MEDG; AMEX: MDGN) today reported interim results from the first four patients treated in its ongoing Phase IIa clinical trial in Israel of EPODURE Biopumps to treat anemia in patients on dialysis with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)....Tags: Trials, Anemia, Erythropoietin, Drugs and Medicines, Tel Aviv (Israel)
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Artificial kidney offers hope to patients tethered to a dialysis machine
The Contra Costa TimesNo matter what else is happening in his life, David Anderson knows he cannot go far from the dialysis machine that sustains him. Jobs, vacations, get-togethers with friends -- everything takes a back seat to his thrice-weekly treatments that do the work...Tags: Medicare, Food and Drug Administration, Dialysis, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diabetes
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New Kidney Center helps those at risk
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Nephrologists traditionally are brought in to care for patients who are suffering from chronic or end-stage kidney disease and approaching the need for dialysis. But two doctors at the Memorial Kidney & Hypertension Center want to intervene...Tags: Human Interest, Kidney Disease, Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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Ex-official's daughter claims negligence in father's death
The Santa Fe New MexicanRobert Pineda, a former Santa Fe city manager and former Santa Fe County manager, died last year from complications of bedsores that resulted from negligence by the Casa Real Healthcare Center, his daughter claims in a lawsuit against the local nursing...Tags: Sepsis, Medical Specialization, Nursing Homes, Cellulitis , Dialysis
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Should seniors qualify as living donors?
Robert Brown was healthy, willing and a good match: So why not give a kidney to his wife, who otherwise would need dialysis? There was just one potential obstacle: Brown was 74, an age once unthinkable for a kidney donor. For this retired psychologist...
Tags: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Kidney Disease, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, Diseases and Illnesses
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Should she tell her boyfriend that she's inexperienced?
Q: I'm 23 years old, female and primarily heterosexual. I've never even been in a relationship. I'm starting to date a man who is a bit older and far more experienced than I am. I am very smitten and want to have sex with him, but I'm terrified that he'll...
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