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Arizona woman's 3-year wait for an intestine shows the US organ transplant system's complexity
A car crash destroyed Katherine Screws’ small intestine, leaving her unable to eat, dependent on IV nutrition and often too sick to get out of bed. But the Phoenix woman clung to her hospital’s prediction that she could get an intestine transplant in about six months.
That was way off. She wouldn’t get one unti ... (full story)
Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show how
A battery system installed in a Buffalo, New York, apartment building will store excess energy when it’s plentiful and power the building when the grid is strained and electricity is costly. The manufacturer and state officials hope it will show that larger batteries can safely operate where people live and work.
The 3.75 ... (full story)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs moved to a new prison after reports of a luxury lifestyle behind bars
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Oct. 16.
The federal Bureau of Prisons is transf ... (full story)
Amputations and cancer treatment delays: Lawmakers hear testimony on Mississippi prison healthcare
From prisoners suffering amputations due to diabetes to a mother taking desperate measures to help her incarcerated son treat his debilitating pain, Mississippi lawmakers on Oct. 15 heard stunning testimony in a more than three-hour hearing about inadequate healthcare in state prisons.
Lawmakers presiding over a joint meeting of ... (full story)
LA fire survivors are set to lose case managers as standoff between California and FEMA drags on
ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Throughout the arduous process to rebuild the Altadena home where she lived for nearly 50 years, Mary Landau has sometimes felt like giving up. Much of what has sustained her is the encouragement she receives from her disaster case manager.
“She said, ‘You can do this,’” said ... (full story)