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3 weeks ago |
mystateline.com | Mimi Murphy
PECATONICA, Ill. (WTVO) — Heather Baker, who survived a heart-stopping experience while at work, has advocated tirelessly to instruct others on the importance of CPR. February 1st, 2018, started as a normal day for then 28-year old Baker. She was the curriculum director in Pecatonica and was about to start a meeting with colleagues when she suddenly felt like she was going to be sick. “I took one step towards the door, and my heart stopped,” Baker said.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Mimi Murphy
PECATONICA, Ill. (WTVO) — Heather Baker, who survived a heart-stopping experience while at work, has advocated tirelessly to instruct others on the importance of CPR. February 1st, 2018, started as a normal day for then 28-year old Baker. She was the curriculum director in Pecatonica and was about to start a meeting with colleagues when she suddenly felt like she was going to be sick. “I took one step towards the door, and my heart stopped,” Baker said.
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1 month ago |
mystateline.com | Mimi Murphy
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and one Rockford doctor wants to help find a way to recognize lung cancer earlier in patients. Dr. Neelu Puri leads lung cancer research at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. She said catching lung cancer early is crucial because the survival rate of late-stage lung cancer is about 5%.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Mimi Murphy
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and one Rockford doctor wants to help find a way to recognize lung cancer earlier in patients. Dr. Neelu Puri leads lung cancer research at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. She said catching lung cancer early is crucial because the survival rate of late-stage lung cancer is about 5%.
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1 month ago |
mystateline.com | Mimi Murphy
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — There’s not an inch of the Burpee Museum of Natural History that Anne Weerda can’t tell you about. She took on the role of executive director pro bono back in 2016 when the museum was in dire financial straights. “As a scientist and a teacher and an educator and a lover of all of these things, I took the attitude over my dead body is this museum closing,” she said.
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