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Pig Kidney Gives Terminally-Ill New Jersey Woman New Lease On Life
Renewed hope comes in the form of a pig's kidney and mechanical heart for a New Jersey woman.
Lisa Pisano, 54, who had been suffering from both heart and end-stage kidney disease, became the first-ever patient to undergo the combination transplant surgery, according to NYU Langone Health, whose doctors performed the procedures.
Pisano was getting sicker and sicker, and her life expectancy was getting shorter and shorter, according to Dr. Robert Montgomery, who chairs the LYU Langone Health surgery department.
Life's simplest tasks like walking around the house, cooking, or cleaning, l…
Venezuelan Immigrant Builds Dream Life Photographing Dream Homes In New Jersey
Finding a better life in the U.S. was not a guarantee for Edwing Hernandez when he immigrated with his wife from Venezuela in 2012.
But it was a possibility.
He had $3,000 in his pocket, and a simple dream.
"For me at that moment, [my dream] was to be in a safe country with freedom of speech and be able to live and have my basic needs covered," said Hernandez, 34, of Union City.
For years, Hernandez worked physically-demanding jobs and long hours, sometimes 14 a day, commuting two hours to and from work, for only $8 an hour.
Life would get a whole lot harder before it would get easier fo…
Maryland High Schools Ranked In Brand-New List
US News & World report has released its annual list of Best High Schools in the U.S.
According to the report released Tuesday, April 23, Maryland has 25 districts and 255 high schools.
The rankings were determined by performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare students for college.
The top 10 high schools in Maryland, according to US News, are:
10: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Bethesda
9: River Hill HS, Clarksville
8: Western School of Technology, Baltimore
7: Urbana HS, Ijamsville
6: Richard Montgomery HS: Potomac
5: Winston Churchill High School, …
