An ice-skating star’s baby has been born two days after she collapsed and died from a brain haemorrhage, a hospital has confirmed.
Doctors at Oxford’s John Radcliffe hospital kept Jayne Soliman’s heart beating until they had delivered her baby daughter Aya Jayne on Friday.
Baby Aya was born prematurely at 25 weeks by Caesarean section.
She is now being cared for by doctors at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.
Although exceedingly rare, Read the rest of this entry »
12:00 AM CST on Saturday, February 7, 2009
Amid tubes tethered to hanging bags of medicine, 2-year-old Nate Oxford struggled to knock over a tower of colorful foam blocks. The toddler lifted a frail leg, drawing upon all his strength. He kicked until the stack tumbled, a smile spreading across his tiny face. Then, with great effort, he lifted his hand to give his physical therapist a high-five.
The scene, which played out this week at Children’s Read the rest of this entry »
For the past two years, Bill Dew and his wife, Jolene, lived overseas in Jordan as humanitarian missionaries.
The couple distributed wheelchairs, taught English classes and did other service work as part of a non-proselytizing mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They learned Arabic and garnered an understanding of the Middle East from their on-the-ground experiences.
When they returned to Utah in February, Read the rest of this entry »
Media company Rodale has signed a contract with Convergys Corp. for customer care and relationship management, Cincinnati-based Convergys said Monday. It’s the first contract that will use both Convergys customer care personnel and its Intervoice voice response software since Convergys acquired Intervoice in September 2008. Contract terms were not disclosed. Emmaus, Pa.-based Rodale owns a portfolio of media properties, including magazines, books, Read the rest of this entry »
SUNSET PARK â Elizabeth M. Duke, Ph.D., administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicesâ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), paid a special visit to Brooklynâs Sunset Park Family Health Center.
During her visit, Duke toured the family health center and spoke to members of the Sunset Park Health Council, as well as health center leadership and staff about primary care, community health, education Read the rest of this entry »
It's a new year and a new administration but for the Wichita County Sheriff's Department, some problems are staying the same. Several drug busts are keeping the District Attorney's Drug Task Force and many deputies busy all in an effort to keep narcotics out of Wichita County. Jason Calder reports.
Wichita County Sheriff David Duke said,”W
ithin a week of the election, the District Attorney's office and the Sheriff's office Read the rest of this entry »
By contrast, Kraus said the maternity unit had only 31 percent occupancy last year, when it lost $2.7 million. In 1978, the hospital delivered 1,770 babies; that was down to 640 births last year, the hospital said.
Kraus said an obstetrician will be on-call at Brookhaven and that emergency department staff are fully trained to deliver babies in emergencies. A separate room in the department will be dedicated to maternity care and Stony Brook will Read the rest of this entry »
– Two men were in custody and a third was still on the run Friday after the shooting of two police officers in Indiana sparked a manhunt across the Ohio River into Kentucky, authorities said.
Vincent Windell, 22, and another man whose name was not released were in custody in connection with Thursday’s shooting, Jeffersonville, Indiana, Chief Detective Charlie Thompson told CNN.
A third suspect, Robert Dattilo, 37, fled into Kentucky, where Read the rest of this entry »
Nintendo’s (NTDOY) Wii strategy was conceived from the get-go to encourage a less sedentary form of gaming. Now the company is unveiling its calorie-burning coup de grce, Wii Fit.
Wii Fit is Nintendo’s second act to the wildly popular Wii console, which has sold nearly 10 million units in the U.S. since launching in 2006. The $90 pressure-sensitive plastic slab, released May 19, comes packaged with sophisticated exercise and fitness tracking software. Read the rest of this entry »
Mrs. Janice E. Ready of West Columbia announces the engagement of her daughter, Holly Ginger Ready of West Columbia, to Dr. Matthew Blair Sellers of Greenville. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Donald Sellers of Greenville.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mrs. Lillie E. Miller of West Columbia, the late Mr. Bradley T. Giles of Spartanburg. Holly earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from the University of South Read the rest of this entry »