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July 24, 2017

Charlie Gard’s parents end legal fight to take him to U.S. for treatment

This is an undated handout photo of Chris Gard and Connie Yates with their son, Charlie Gard, provided by the family, at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

LONDON — A five-month legal battle to get permission to take terminally ill baby Charlie Gard to the United States for experimental treatment ended Monday (July 24) after his parents told a British court they were withdrawing their legal challenge.

Published in International
November 26, 2016

In South Africa, stigma still keeps HIV patients from seeking treatment

Demonstrators march through Durban, South Africa, July 18, demanding better funding for HIV and AIDS treatment around the world. Stigma surrounding the disease in South Africa is still keeping patients from seeking treatment

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Each week, 2,000 women ages 15-24 are infected with HIV in South Africa.

Published in International
July 15, 2015

Success rate in use of adult stem cells 'staggering,' says researcher

A biological manufacturing analyst at Stemnion, holds a cryovial Sept. 23, 2010 inside the "clean room" at the new facility in Clearwater, Fla. The Pittsburgh-based regenerative medicine company opened the Florida lab near a Catholic hospital where placentas are donated for use in adult stem-cell research.

Adult stem cells, easily harvested from human bone marrow, umbilical cord blood and fat tissue, have a successful track record in treatments for more than 90 medical conditions and diseases, including sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma cancer and damaged heart tissue.

Published in International
January 24, 2013

Special teachers fill special needs

Section 23 teacher Vesna Filiplic works one-on-one with Tawni King, 20, who is working on her high school diploma at Rosalie Hall while raising a child.

TORONTO - The rigours of a regular classroom can be too much for some students. They struggle to cope for a variety of reasons, be they social or emotional, mental health or medical needs.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA