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Brave, Smiling 2-Year-Old Son Of Western Mass Firefighter Needs New Kidney Brave, Smiling 2-Year-Old Son Of Western Mass Firefighter Needs New Kidney
Brave, Smiling 2-Year-Old Son Of Western Mass Firefighter Needs New Kidney While the two-year-old son of a first responder from Western Massachusetts is waiting for a new kidney, his family is still dealing with the financial backlash associated with getting him treatment. Americo was born with Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD), according to a GoFundMe campaign organized on his behalf.  The disease causes cysts to cover the inside and outside of the kidneys and inhibits them from working properly. The disease has brought Americo to the ICU and transplant floor multiple times due to his declining health, the GoFundMe continued.  "Every admissio…

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by David Cifarelli
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Massachusetts Firefighter 'Who Is Not Done With Life' Needs New Kidney Massachusetts Firefighter 'Who Is Not Done With Life' Needs New Kidney
Massachusetts Firefighter 'Who Is Not Done With Life' Needs New Kidney A Sherborn firefighter is in need of a new kidney so he can keep giving back to his community "in a life-affirming way."  Sam Gutwill was born with cystic fibrosis and has been in and out of the hospital for 12 years, according to a GoFundMe organized on his behalf.  He received a "life-changing" liver transplant in 2017 that allowed him to become an EMT and a firefighter, but while Sam was completing his training his kidneys failed.  This eventually resulted in Sam being hospitalized with Stage 5 Kidney failure last week, his aunt Laura Wise said on the GoFundMe  SHERBORN FIREFIGHTE…

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by David Cifarelli
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COVID-19: Study Reveals Who's Most At Risk For Breakthrough Infections COVID-19: Study Reveals Who's Most At Risk For Breakthrough Infections
Covid-19: Study Reveals Who's Most At Risk For Breakthrough Infections Researchers have identified groups of vaccinated people who may be the most at risk for suffering severe outcomes from COVID-19 breakthrough infections. According to a report from Medical News Today, the study looked at more than 6 million people who have received one or two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom.  One of the paper's co-authors, Dr. Aziz Sheikh, said only a small number of the more than 5 million people who received two vaccine doses remained at risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and death after being vaccinated. "We saw relatively few deaths in individuals wh…

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by Nicole Valinote