Tag: Pioneering
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Pioneering Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein dies aged 90
[ad_1] Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein – a pioneer for women in Washington throughout her five-decade career in politics – has died at the age of 90. Her office confirmed her death on Friday morning, saying that she passed away at her home in Washington DC on Thursday night. “Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night…
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Buddy Teevens, Pioneering Dartmouth Football Coach, Dies at 66
[ad_1] Buddy Teevens, who had more victories than any coach in Dartmouth College football history, and who became a nationally recognized innovator in player safety when he eliminated tackling during practices to limit the incidence of concussions, died on Tuesday in Boston. He was 66. His death, at a hospital, was announced by Dartmouth on…
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Pioneering Black Audiologist Promotes Representation In Field
[ad_1] Our kids are coming off the summer season eager for new school adventures, but how can we support those with hearing loss? Normal hearing can be taken for granted. But Dr. Saunja T. Burt, reportedly the first Black audiologist in the Midwest, makes it her business to debunk misconceptions about the field and encourage…
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Obituary: Monique Bégin, pioneering feminist and former federal minister, dead at 87
[ad_1] Article content Former federal minister Monique Bégin, one of the first women from Quebec elected to the House of Commons, died Friday at the age of 87. Bégin died in Ottawa surrounded by her family after receiving palliative care, according to a press release published Saturday. Article content Before entering the Commons, Bégin forged…
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Step-by-step, how pioneering medics performed Britain’s first ever womb transplant in painstaking SEVENTEEN-hour op involving two sisters
[ad_1] Before any major operation key members of the surgical team meet to discuss logistics – but it is rare to find as eminent and wide-ranging a group as the one assembled at Oxford’s Churchill hospital one chilly morning last February. Not just the health but the happiness of two very special patients was at…
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Pioneering breast cancer surgeon Susan Love dies at 75
[ad_1] Nearly 300,000 women in the U.S. will receive a diagnosis of invasive breast cancer this year. For many, their first instinct upon hearing the news will be to arm themselves with information, Googling, reading and quizzing their doctors in an effort to understand their illness and the best route to recovery. The fact that…