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A Tale of Two Nurses and a Kidney
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Jose Gonzales, a nurse’s assistant, and Amanda Cuellar, RN, met two decades ago while working together and planned to study together for their doctorate degrees at the University of San Diego. Then in 2020, Gonzales learned he needed a new kidney due to an autoimmune condition called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Cuellar was a match, and she didn’t hesitate to offer her kidney. Read on to find out how things turned out.
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Nurse Rescues Dog on Highway Home from Work
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As cardiac nurse Amber Streid drove home from work on the 5 Freeway in San Fernando Valley, California, she saw a frightened puppy dodging traffic and various drivers trying to rescue it. Streid slowly coasted along until the dog came near and then stopped and opened
her car door. The pup leaped in, trembling, while viewers of FOX11 watched on from a traffic helicopter news team. Read more about her dramatic rescue from FOX11.
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Biden Taps Former NC Official Head to Lead CDC
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With Rochelle Walensky leaving the CDC at the end of June, President Biden has selected Mandy Cohen, MD, the former leader of North Carolina’s health and human services department, to take over at the agency. Cohen, an internal medicine physician who has also served at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was also considered
for leading that agency before Biden nominated Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator. Read more about Mandy Cohen and her work in North Carolina.
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