Death and Dying

Cafe-death EMT still on city payroll

5 Feb 2012

The medic charged with misconduct for callously failing to help a dying pregnant woman is still banking city paychecks — more than two years after getting suspended from active duty. Melisa Jackson, 25, has raked in about $39,000 annually since the death of Eutisha Rennix (pictured, in photo held by...

Unable to heal self, physician teaches of death and dying

5 Feb 2012

Associated Press In a Jan. 17 photo, David Oliver hugs his wife, Debra Parker Oliver, after receiving encouraging test results at a cancer center in Columbia, Mo. He has built a career teaching medical school students how to care for dying patients. Now he is applying those lessons to his own...

Anemia May Boost Death Risk After Stroke

3 Feb 2012

Title: Anemia May Boost Death Risk After Stroke Category: Health News Created: 2/2/2012 2:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012