04Apr/14

Woman Maimed in Chimp Attack Cannot Sue State – Jezebel


New York Daily News

Woman Maimed in Chimp Attack Cannot Sue State
Jezebel
Nash underwent a facial transplant surgery, among many other operations. Nash won $4 million in an earlier lawsuit against Sandra Herold’s estate (Herold, who was Travis’s owner at the time of the attack, died in 2010). However, her lawyer says that
Charla Nash, mauled by Travis the chimp, denied the right to sue Connecticut New York Daily News

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03Apr/14

Fiona Coote celebrates life 30 years since her first heart transplant – Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Fiona Coote celebrates life 30 years since her first heart transplant
Sydney Morning Herald
The director of heart-lung surgery and transplantation at St Vincent’s Hospital, Phillip Spratt, says technological advances in artificial heart pumps will make transplant surgery redundant. Almost 40 per cent of patients at the hospital’s heart-lung

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03Apr/14

City raising the flag for organ donation – Guelph Mercury


Times of San Diego

City raising the flag for organ donation
Guelph Mercury
And most people will rejoice in hearing a life was saved because of successful organ transplant surgery. But how many people will take that support and put it into action? How many people know signing the back of their drivers’ license is not enough?
Being an organ donor gives a second chance at lifeLas Cruces Sun-News

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03Apr/14

Stricker will attend UW game 'even if he's leading' Houston Open: North – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)

Stricker will attend UW game ‘even if he’s leading’ Houston Open: North
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
The transplant surgery was a success. “Throw out anything he’s done this year because of his brother’s situation,” North said in an ESPN Masters conference call. “He had to divorce himself from the game for three or four weeks. I actually played some

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