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Shklar, an eminent political theorist, spent two days at the Concord (N.H.) Hospital and was transferred to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on Sunday because of the seriousness of her condition...
...Brigham is one of the world's great hospitals. We trust in their judgment and what they can do," he said. "Her care is excellent...
...studies includes intensive language training for several hours a day, seven days a week. From Armenian to Vietnamese -- including such low-demand tongues as Estonian, Tahitian and Icelandic -- 38 different languages are taught at the center, usually by former missionaries or foreign students from nearby universities. At Mormon-backed Brigham Young University, more than 60% of the 28,000 students acquire extensive foreign-language experience...
...Grabbing hold of the lung just above the lesion, the pincer makes a clean slice through the quivering tissue, simultaneously sealing the wound by laying down a triple row of surgical staples. A few more snips and the task is complete. Sugarbaker, chief of thoracic surgery at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, draws a 10-cm-long sliver of lung through a finger-size hole in the patient's side and sends it for biopsy...
...been irresponsible. They've had jurisdiction since 1976 and they've been dragging their feet," said Dr. Nicholas E. O'Connor, a plastic surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital. "They're not releasing information on how risky it is, and they haven't said what [doctors] should...