ABC's Roberts has blood, bone marrow disorder, will start chemo, get bone …
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Elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes or acute myeloid leukemia may experience long-term survival after undergoing stem cell transplantation, according to a recent study conducted at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Somehow it always comes as a surprise – a doctor or his loved ones getting sick. Oh, sure, when I think about it [...]
Read MoreABC's Roberts has blood, bone marrow disorder, will start chemo, get bone …
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Roberts said Monday she is beginning chemotherapy treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, a blood and bone marrow disease once known as preleukemia. She is expected to get a bone marrow transplant sometime this fall. Her older sister, Sally Ann "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts announced this morning that she has myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS. [...]
Read MoreKatie Couric talks to Princes William and Harry about Queen Elizabeth, having kids
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Prince William, Harry open up with Katie Couric, Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee is sending forth all sorts of rarities, including her suddenly chatty grandsons, Prince William and Prince Harry. Katie Couric revealed some of the guests at the top of her wish list when her new daytime show airs in September. Couric was speaking [...]
Read MoreTomb of the Unknown Solider: Obama lays wreath in ceremony honoring US troops
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7, 2012 The scene is iconic and always unforgettable: the President laying the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It is a symbolic gesture filled with dignity, solemnity and, yes hope: hope that our casualties of war will someday dwindle to In honor of Memorial Day, this post is dedicated to the men [...]
Read MoreNewsweek, Time and other controversial magazine covers
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Is the Time Magazine Breastfeeding Cover Over the Line in Terms of Good Taste? – The Huffington Post. Hey, Time Magazine: I Am a Black Attachment Parent. 14 May 2012 Author: Politic365. By Jeneba Ghatt. Not that you'd know about this, but African and indigenous South American women have been wearing their babies in wraps [...]
Read MoreMatt Lauer tells viewers he's staying at 'Today'
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However, NBC would say only that Lauer's extension is a "multi-year" deal; the network also did not issue a release, an unusual step for such a high-profile talent. His pay is believed to have increased from $17 million to $25 million per year, Stedman Graham, longtime partner of Oprah Winfrey, talks to TODAY's Matt Lauer [...]
Read MoreMatt Lauer makes it a good 'Today' with word that he'll stay on as host of No …
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By Matt Roush, TV GUIDE One lesson learned in this wearying week of morning-show warfare: Some people should never give up their dream day job. Which is why it was so gratifying for the week to end with the announcement that Today's Matt Lauer was Matt Lauer this morning confirmed on-air that he has signed [...]
Read MoreKatie Couric: Day 2 co-anchoring ABC's 'Good Morning America' [UPDATE to the …
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Monday was a big day for morning TV, as ABC and NBC both brought back beloved former anchors to appear on their daily news programs. Filling in for vacationing regular cohost Robin Roberts, former Today anchor Katie By Lisa de Moraes Katie Couric, left, co-hosts with George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America.” (Lou Rocco – [...]
Read MorePalin-Couric morning-show showdown a draw
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By Matthew Blank Katie Couric and David Hyde Pierce paid a visit to the March 31 performance of Rated P for Parenthood, the Off-Broadway musical comedy revue that takes loving and naughty pokes at the institution of parenting. Sarah Palin spent Tuesday morning on the 'Today' couch while former anchor Katie Couric is co-hosting 'Good [...]
Read MorePalin-Couric morning-show showdown a draw
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By Matthew Blank Katie Couric and David Hyde Pierce paid a visit to the March 31 performance of Rated P for Parenthood, the Off-Broadway musical comedy revue that takes loving and naughty pokes at the institution of parenting. In what would have seemed an impossibility a decade ago, Katie Couric on Monday began a television [...]
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