Roy Calne, a British surgeon whose work on organ transplantation helped turn what was once considered impossible into a lifesaving procedure for millions of people around the world, died on Jan. 6 at a retirement home in Cambridge, England. He was 93. His son Russell Calne said he died from heart failure. There are groundbreaking… Continue reading Roy Calne, Pioneering British Organ-Transplant Surgeon, Dies at 93
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June Jackson Christmas, Pioneering Psychiatrist, Dies at 99
June Jackson Christmas, a psychiatrist who broke barriers as a Black woman by heading New York City’s Department of Mental Health and Retardation Services under three mayors, died on Sunday in the Bronx. She was 99. Her daughter, Rachel Christmas Derrick, said she died in a hospital of heart failure. As a city commissioner, as… Continue reading June Jackson Christmas, Pioneering Psychiatrist, Dies at 99
Sidney M. Wolfe, Scourge of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Dies at 86
Sidney M. Wolfe, a physician and consumer advocate who for more than 40 years hounded the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration over high prices, dangerous side effects and overlooked health hazards, bringing a new level of transparency and accountability to the world of medical care, died on Monday at his home in… Continue reading Sidney M. Wolfe, Scourge of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Dies at 86
Jeanne Hoff, Pioneering Transgender Psychiatrist, Dies at 85
In December 1977, Dr. Jeanne Hoff, a 39-year-old psychiatrist, invited a television crew into her Manhattan home. The next day, they would accompany her to the operating room for her gender-affirming surgery. “Becoming Jeanne: A Search for Sexual Identity,” the resulting documentary about Dr. Hoff’s experience, was shown the next spring on NBC, with Lynn… Continue reading Jeanne Hoff, Pioneering Transgender Psychiatrist, Dies at 85
Max Gomez, Longtime TV Medical Reporter, Dies at 72
Max Gomez, an award-winning medical and science journalist who delivered informed reports for more than 40 years on TV stations in New York and Philadelphia, most recently during the Covid-19 pandemic, died on Sept. 2 at his home in Manhattan. He was 72. His partner, Amy Levin, said the cause was head and neck cancer,… Continue reading Max Gomez, Longtime TV Medical Reporter, Dies at 72
This Is Us Star Ron Cephas Jones Dies at 66
Photo: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Ron Cephas Jones, who won two Emmys for his role on This Is Us, has died. He was 66. News of his death was confirmed in a statement to People Saturday. “Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone… Continue reading This Is Us Star Ron Cephas Jones Dies at 66
Jerome Hauer, 71, Manager of Catastrophes and Other Crises, Dies
Jerome M. Hauer, who as the first director of the mayor’s Office of Emergency Management oversaw New York City’s response to floods, manhole explosions, mold outbreaks, building collapses, water main breaks, blackouts, hurricanes, sink holes, downed trees, terrorist threats, vermin and the uncertain digital impact on computer networks of Y2K, the turn of the millennium,… Continue reading Jerome Hauer, 71, Manager of Catastrophes and Other Crises, Dies
Jerome Hauer, 71, Manager of Catastrophes and Other Crises, Dies
Jerome M. Hauer, who as the first director of the mayor’s Office of Emergency Management oversaw New York City’s response to floods, manhole explosions, mold outbreaks, building collapses, water main breaks, blackouts, hurricanes, sink holes, downed trees, terrorist threats, vermin and the uncertain digital impact on computer networks of Y2K, the turn of the millennium,… Continue reading Jerome Hauer, 71, Manager of Catastrophes and Other Crises, Dies
Philip L. Sherman, Who Circumcised Thousands of Babies, Dies at 67
Armed with only a scalpel, a clamp and a metal probe, Philip L. Sherman would routinely carry out his surgical mission in about 15 seconds, leave in as little as 10 minutes and hotfoot it to his car, which was probably parked illegally but perhaps spared a ticket by the inspired placard on his windshield:… Continue reading Philip L. Sherman, Who Circumcised Thousands of Babies, Dies at 67
Alice K. Ladas, Author of Landmark Book on Female Sexuality, Dies at 102
Alice Kahn Ladas, a psychologist and psychotherapist whose best-selling 1982 book, “The G Spot and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality,” created a tipping point for female sensual autonomy by introducing ways for women to experience greater sexual pleasure, died on July 29 at her home in Santa Fe, N.M. She was 102. Her daughter… Continue reading Alice K. Ladas, Author of Landmark Book on Female Sexuality, Dies at 102