Sunday, June 25, 2017

Heart to heart

Amy Silverstein, who received a heart transplant at age 24, found herself with a failing heart again 25 years later. Her new book tells how a new donor, and her family and friends' support, kept her alive

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heart-to-heart-my-glory-was-i-had-such-friends/

On her third heart

At age 24 Amy Silverstein developed a life-threatening condition and received a heart transplant. She survived with that heart, and wrote an acclaimed book, "Sick Girl," but 25 years later it, too, began to fail. She is now on her third heart, and has written a moving new book, "My Glory Was I Had Such Friends," about how her family and friends' support kept her alive. Lee Cowan reports.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/on-her-third-heart/

Doctor charged in opioid deaths of patients

Regan Nichols has been charged with five second-degree murder counts in connection to the overdose deaths of at least five patients

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/regan-nichols-oklahoma-doctor-charged-in-opioid-deaths-of-patients/

Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on the cholera outbreak in Yemen as suspected cases exceed 200,000

The rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Yemen has exceeded 200,000 suspected cases, increasing at an average of 5,000 a day. We are now facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world.

From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2017/Cholera-Yemen/en/index.html

Secretary Perdue hosts Trilateral Agriculture Meetings



From: USDA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XrCdvaLp9Y