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BabyBoom! 17 Nurses Pregnant at Same Time in Labor & Delivery Unit at Miami Valley Hospital

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Miami Valley Hospital

A remarkable baby boom is unfolding at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, where 17 nurses from the labor and delivery unit are expecting babies at nearly the same time. The unusual situation has attracted widespread attention because the very professionals who spend their days helping parents welcome newborns are now preparing to become patients … Read more

25-Year-Old Payton Herres Living on Donor Heart for 12 Years Now Cannot Afford Life-Saving Medications to Keep It Beating

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Payton Herres

In a stark illustration of the vulnerabilities within the U.S. healthcare system, 25-year-old Payton Herres from Dayton, Ohio, faces an uncertain future despite a life-extending heart transplant received as a child. Herres, who has thrived for over 13 years with a donor heart, now grapples with skyrocketing costs for the immunosuppressant medications essential to its … Read more