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...success made Barnard an overnight sensation and inspired surgeons around the world to try their hands at working the same miracle. Within two years, more than 60 teams had replaced ailing hearts in some 150 patients. But keeping a patient's immune system from turning on the new organ often required large doses of immunosuppressant drugs that left patients vulnerable to deadly infections. Eighty percent of transplant recipients died within a year. Surgeons grew discouraged; by 1970, the number of transplants had plunged to 18, down from 100 just two years earlier. (See TIME's Wellness blog about health...
...Driven” is a word that often comes up when friends are asked to describe Hayward. “He’s incredibly motivated and focused,” said Amber A. James ’11. This is not particularly surprising for someone with presidential ambitions, but Hayward works for more than just glory. His priority after college is to support his family. “I’m on very heavy financial aid. My father is very disabled—he can’t work—my mother...
Character development, character development, character development. Goodness. We were pleased that Artie and Tina finally got major storylines. We especially enjoyed seeing the way his crush developed, not just because it gave him depth, but also because Glee tends to introduce and rush storylines so often, yet this one was mercifully left unfinished for another episode. The justification for Tina’s lie was surprising yet believable, as was Artie’s reaction to her admission. That kind of impressive plotting gives us hope that some of the show’s looming crises (Emma/Will, the fake baby...
...primary to challenger Ned Lamont but continued to caucus with the party after winning in the general election as an independent. But he has gone rogue before, straining his relations with the Democrats, most notably when he endorsed Republican John McCain for President and vociferously campaigned for him - often sharply criticizing Barack Obama. Soon after, his Senate Democratic colleagues voted on whether to allow him to stay in their caucus. With the support of Obama, Lieberman was welcomed back and allowed to keep his committee chairmanship.(See pictures of Barack Obama's presidential campaign behind the scenes...
...never carries himself like he's the smartest guy in the room, even though he often is." - New Jersey attorney general Anne Milgram, praising her former colleague (New York Times...