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Larry Hagman dies at 81; TV's J.R. Ewing
Los Angeles TimesFervor for the television show “Dallas” was intense in 1980, when the Queen Mother met actor Larry Hagman and joined the worldwide chorus asking: “Who shot J.R.?” “Not even for you, ma’am,” replied Hagman, who...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Celebrities, Alzheimer's Disease, Comedy (genre), Broadway Theater
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Steve Jobs dies at 56; Apple's co-founder transformed computers and culture
Steven P. Jobs, the charismatic technology pioneer who co-founded Apple Inc. and transformed one industry after another, from computers and smartphones to music and movies, has died. He was 56.
Apple announced the death of Jobs — whose legacy...Tags: Arts, Apple iTunes, Stanford University, Finding Nemo (movie), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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L.A. surgeon indicted on charges of falsifying liver transplant records
L.A. NOWA surgeon who directed the liver transplant program at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles was indicted today by a federal grand jury for allegedly lying to officials after a liver accepted for one patient was transplanted into another...... -
People in need of liver donations may need to ask
Booster ShotsMore than 15,000 Americans are in need of a liver transplant, but the number of donated livers available each year from deceased donors is less than half that. However, live donation -- when an individual donates a part of his...... -
Californian denied out-of-state liver transplant by Anthem Blue Cross to save money, lawyer says
L.A. NOWAnthem Blue Cross refused to pay for one of its California members to get a liver transplant at an Indiana University hospital to save money, a lawyer for the patient told jurors Monday in a high-profile trial expected to shed...... -
How a Liver Unit Failed
Times Staff WritersFor at least four years, UCI Medical Center officials and employees knew that liver transplant candidates were dying while the program turned down a huge portion of donated organs it was offered. But the program continued to enroll patients, market its...Tags: University of Southern California, Plastic Surgeons, Corporate Officers, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Government
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USC Center Is Latest With Transplant Woes
Times Staff WritersThe liver transplant program at USC University Hospital in Los Angeles has one of the highest death rates in the nation, with twice as many patients as expected dying after their surgeries, according to data released this week. The most recent statistics...Tags: Liver Disease, Medical Research, University of Minnesota, University of Southern California, Plastic Surgeons
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Liver Unit Suffered in Silence
Times Staff WriterDr. Sean Cao, the lone transplant surgeon employed by UCI Medical Center, was typing at his computer around midnight. In the subject line of an e-mail message, he wrote: "confidential memo for transplant team members only." "LET ME CLARIFY ONE ISSUE,"...Tags: University of Southern California, Plastic Surgeons, Stanford University, Liver Cancer, Charity
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20% of U.S. Transplant Centers Are Found to Be Substandard
Times Staff WritersAbout a fifth of federally funded transplant programs fail to meet the government's minimum standards for patient survival or perform too few operations to ensure competency, a Los Angeles Times investigation has found. The U.S. Centers for Medicare...Tags: Standards, Medical Research, University of Southern California, Plastic Surgeons, Hartford Hospital
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Underdog Edwards says he won't give up the fight for the White House
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersJohn Edwards launched a new television spot and a final, marathon bus tour through this state Sunday, acknowledging he was the underdog but insisting he would not give up a Democratic presidential contest that increasingly centered on Barack Obama and...Tags: Television, Barack Obama, Entertainment, Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics
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Tale of a dog, a parasite and two women
Special to The TimesThis is the story of a dog-ophobe, a dog-ophile and the parasite that brought them together. The dog-ophobe (for want of a better word) is a patient. The dog-ophile is her doctor -- me. My story is simple. At the end of the day, I look forward to two...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Liver, Drugs and Medicines, Health, Passover
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After livers, cash to UCLA
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA powerful Japanese gang boss who received a liver transplant at UCLA Medical Center donated $100,000 to the Westwood hospital shortly after the surgery, The Times has learned. A plaque dated November 2001 at the entryway to a seventh-floor surgery...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Chuck Grassley, Charity, University of California, Los Angeles
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