Death and Dying

North West Evening Mail (North-West Evening Mail)

20 May 2008

WHEN a farmer spotted a dying fox cub near his land in Askam, you might have thought its days were numbered. But he took pity on the dehydrated creature and passed it on to animal rescuers.

Review: 'Hospital' by Julie Salamon (Newsday)

20 May 2008

HOSPITAL: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids, by Julie Salamon. Penguin Press, 363pp., $25.95.

Black Patients Face Higher Rates Of Death In Early Stages Of Chronic Kidney Disease (Medical News Today)

20 May 2008

Black patients have a higher risk of dying in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) than whites, according to a study appearing in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).