Jeff Vierstra’s mother and two sisters all died following complications from ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, but the scientist and skier is hoping an experimental treatment and the first known attempt to prevent the neurodegenerative disease can help save his life. Vierstra was only two years old when his mother died. All her siblings also … Read more
Danise Baird, the wife of Indiana Rep. Jim Baird, has died following complications from injuries stemming from a car crash with her husband in January, the Republican lawmaker’s office announced on Sunday. “Congressman Baird and Danise were married for 59 years, building a life centered on faith, family, and service,” the office said in a … Read more
Some midwives worry that as more women choose home births, issues with transferring patients will become more common. Discouraging home births isn’t a realistic solution, they said. “We’re not asking the physicians to be in favor of this, but it’s a reality in their community,” said Melissa Denmark, a retired midwife who co-chairs a Washington … Read more