Be Well: Actress Bellamy Young Shares Experience with Hepatic Encephalopathy
Actress and singer Bellamy Young joined 'beWell' to bring awareness to hepatic encephalopathy, which is an advanced liver dysfunction. She talked about the personal impact the syndrome had on her family and how other people can take advantage of resources that she came across while caring for her father.
Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia still threatened parts of the Northeast on Sunday with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said.
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday.
Tropical Storm Ophelia formed off the mid-Atlantic coast and was expected to bring heavy rain, storm surge and windy conditions over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.