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...their innate resistance to treatment carries a message for the rest of us as well. It requires almost a stroke of luck to enter a U.S. hospital and receive precisely the right treatment--no more, and no less. A landmark Rand Corp. study published in 2003 found that adults in the U.S. received, on average, just 54.9% of recommended care for their conditions. Average blood sugar was not measured regularly for 24% of diabetes patients. More than half of all people with hypertension did not have their blood pressure under control; one third of asthma patients eligible to get inhaled...
Robert Gregg Stone Jr. ’45-’47, an influential personage in University governance in his 27 years of service on the Harvard Corporation, died on Tuesday at age 83 due to complications following a stroke, the University announced yesterday...
Robert Gregg Stone Jr. ’45-'47, the longtime member of the Harvard Corporation who led the presidential search committee that selected Lawrence H. Summers in 2001, died on Tuesday at age 83 due to complications following a stroke, the University announced this afternoon...
...This is a very difficult and sad day for all of us." YISRAEL MAIMON, Israeli Cabinet Secretary, at a meeting to declare former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon?in a coma following his Jan. 4 stroke?unfit for office, formally ending his five-year rule...
...Hoke ’06, who will also run in today’s race, said he was particularly happy about the bar codes. Two years ago, he lost consciousness just as he crossed the finish line and was treated at a medical tent for dehydration and heat stroke. “I’m happy it’s there for my safety,” he said. More than 22,500 athletes are expected to run the 26.2 mile race today. Every year medical personnel receive upwards of 800 runners who require attention; when temperatures spike, that...