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Though nobody could predict how long the aging and diabetic Schroeder would survive?his only predecessor, Dr. Barney Clark, died after a courageous 112-day struggle last year?he was reported at week's end to be doing "beautifully" (see following story). But even if Schroeder dies soon, there will be more such operations, and even more complicated ones, in the near future...
...there are many ways of practicing triage. One of the simplest, quite possibly illegal, is by age. One reason both Barney Clark and William Schroeder wanted artificial hearts was that they were both over 50, the unofficial cutoff point for heart transplants. Schroeder had been rejected three times. A more ambiguous standard is the idea that doctors should decide on their own who is best suited for high-tech treatment. But who should get preference?the most sick or the least sick...
From the beginning, Schroeder's treatment seemed to go more smoothly than that of his predecessor, Seattle Dentist Barney Clark, the world's first recipient of a permanent artificial heart. Clark's surgery and his 112 days of life with the man-made pump were fraught with life-and-death crises. "I felt certain that he would die on the operating table," reflected Dr. Robert Jarvik, 38, designer of the Jarvik-7 heart used in both patients. This time, he said, "I felt the opposite...
...consumer group for $362.5 million, and Australian Press Lord Rupert Murdoch bought the trade publications for $350 million. Although the cash may have sounded middling by the standards of current Wall Street corporate transactions, the sales ranked as the biggest and second-biggest deals in magazine history. Said Smith, Barney Analyst Edward Atorino: "Ziff got much more for his magazines than anyone thought he would. In terms of getting the best price possible, Ziff is clearly the winner...
...redeems not only the researcher but the researched. To be used by others is to be degraded; to give oneself to others is to be elevated. Indeed, consciously to make one's life the instrument of some higher purpose is the essence of the idea of service. If Barney Clark decides to dedicate his last days to the service of humanity, then-and only then-may we operate...