Randy Mott doing well after lung transplant

Randy Mott's best Christmas gift arrived on New Year's Day. That's when Randy, a freshman at Rapid City Central High School, got new lungs -- and a new lease on life.

Ahoskie man needs lung transplant

Without breath, life does not exist. Without the hope of a double lung transplant, life for Robert Butler may be cut short.

Obituaries for Jan. 8

Mary Anne Teresa 'Jody' Agustin, 67, Loving wife, mother and grandmother Mary Anne Teresa "Jody" Agustin, 67, of Coatesville and formerly of Norwood, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, died Dec.

Schutz, Erma

Erma Schutz, 92, Green Bay, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. She was born Sept. 10, 1916, in De Pere, to the late Frank and Rose Milquet.

Health & Family Calendar

NorthShore University HealthSystem will offer a four-week course, "Diabetes and You" from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan.

Polar Bear Plunge highlight of Baldwinsville's Big Chill

There's still time to take part in the Polar Bear Plunge, a highlight of Baldwinsville's Big Chill event, scheduled for Jan.

NIH consensus on antiviral therapy for adults with chronic Hep B

This month's Annals of Internal Medicine reports on the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference on antiviral therapy for chronic Hep B. Chronic Hepatitis B infection can lead to liver ...

Gene Linked To Inherited Form Of Fatal Lung Disease Identified

The same mutation may also be associated with lung cancer, the researchers said.

Denis Heaps devoted Kinsmen

After a lengthy battle with kidney disease, veteran Kinsmen Denis Heaps died Jan.

UNT to present lecture by author Robert Edsel

What : Robert Edsel , author of Rescuing Da Vinci and co-producer of the documentary film The Rape of Europa , speaks about the book and the film at the University of North Texas.