Being in the hospital can be a lonely business, and a well-timed visit can brighten a patient's day considerably. But knowing how to act during that visit, even if you know the patient well, isn't always so clear-cut. Blood is life, and Frances Baker, new donor recruiter for Meek Blood Center, knows a lot about both topics. More blood donors are desperately needed to meet the demands and diversity of the Big Country. Blood donations can help so many people, and it's incredibly rewarding once you see and understand just how much it really does help.
Live surgery is under way on a large screen at the front of a darkened hotel conference room.
Two hundred doctors sit enraptured, as if they are watching a movie premiere. Many people who suffer cardiac arrest and would otherwise die can be saved if ordinary people are trained to use defibrillators to shock them back to life, researchers are reporting Thursday. For some, a good night's sleep may seem to be only the stuff of dreams. But in many cases, a lack of shuteye can be the result of poor sleeping habits rather than any underlying condition. For too many men, cancer is a disease exacerbated by a lifetime of ignorance.