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A NEED THAT HITS CLOSE TO HOME

In 1994, 27-year-old Emily Foster of Marblehead, Massachusetts, developed a severe infection on her foot while rafting in Nepal. By the time she could be transported...
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SIR EDMUND HILLARY

On a Thursday evening Dr. Alistair called me from the Emergency Room.

"I've some bad news."
"What's up, Al?"
"Well, Sir Edmund has come in with chest pain and shortness of breath.Looks like he's in Pulmonary edema."

The helicopter took him...
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