Dialysis

PASSINGS: Dallas Willard, Jack Butler, Fredrick McKissack

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Dallas Willard Influential Christian philosopher taught at USC for 47 years Dallas Willard, 77, an influential Christian philosopher who taught at USC for 47 years and chaired the philosophy department in the early 1980s, died Wednesday in Woodland...

Letters: Medicare and Amgen

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Re "Remove Medicare's straitjacket," Opinion, March 29 Art Kellerman misunderstands why Congress delayed inclusion of oral-only drugs in the Medicare payment bundle for dialysis services. It wasn't to give Amgen and other drug makers a major windfall;...

Remove Medicare's straitjacket

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...

Illegal immigrants should have health coverage, foundation says

2013-03-13 08:12:21

Donate a kidney? A father's fears, a friend's devotion

2013-01-31 14:04:00

Carla Wensky came to her father last year for a word of advice. The woman from the small Wyoming town of Powell wanted to donate something she said she didn’t really need, that she could live without. One of her kidneys. Wensky’s good...

Lawmakers look to repeal Medicare provision aiding Amgen drug

2013-01-24 12:03:00

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is seeking to repeal a Medicare-pricing provision in the recent "fiscal cliff" deal that benefits biotech giant Amgen Inc. U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) filed legislation this week to eliminate the exemption for a...

Big protests arise in Hong Kong over Chinese 'national education'

2012-09-05 12:32:28

83-year-old who killed 94-year-old roommate gets lifetime probation

2012-10-26 13:03:02

Jailed former South African police chief Selebi gets medical parole

2012-07-20 16:35:11

George B. Rathmann dies at 84; co-founder of biotech giant Amgen

2012-04-24 00:00:00

George B. Rathmann, a far-sighted entrepreneur whose small team of talented scientists created two blockbuster drugs that helped turn his upstart Thousand Oaks firm, Amgen Inc., into the world's most successful biotech company, died Sundayat his Palo Alto...

Decoding 'Luck': Anorexic jockeys, Nick Nolte's feelings

2012-02-13 16:37:48

PASSINGS: Tom Martinez, Katie Hall

2012-02-23 00:00:00

Tom Martinez Quarterbacks coach in the Bay Area Tom Martinez, 67, a quarterbacks coach in the Bay Area who had worked with Tom Brady from his time as a high school player through his NFL career with the New England Patriots, has died. Martinez died...

A family member of William Strickland, 72, who was shot and killed as he left his home for dialysis treatment early this morning, sits outside the victim's home on Saturday.

2013-03-02 00:00:00

Leslie Strickland, left, hugs her neighbor Joshua Miles after Strickland's father, William, 72, was shot and killed outside his home on his way to dialysis treatment.

2013-03-02 00:00:00

Leslie Strickland, left, the daughter of homicide victim William Strickland, 72, hugs neighbor Joshua Miles in front of the victim's home on Saturday. William Strickland was shot and killed as he left his home for dialysis treatment Saturday morning.

2013-03-02 00:00:00