Good News Notes: “A nonprofit organization is bringing joy to children who are battling severe illnesses in hospitals — one storytime session at a time. Evelyn Iocolano tells PEOPLE (the TV Show!) that she helped co-found Lollipop Theater Network in 2001 alongside Janis Fischer, a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center volunteer. The nonprofit organization, based in Los Angeles, focuses…
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Cobb woman with PSC finds liver donor — her brother
Good News Notes: “Deontae and Di’Jon Thomas were always close growing up in Acworth. While the siblings, who are two years apart, shared many things, they now share something even more important — a lifesaving liver. Di’Jon Thomas told Channel 2 Action News that she nearly passed out when she was 16 years old, leading to…
Chronic Pain Eased With Meditation And Lower Doses Of Opioids
Good News Notes: “There’s new evidence that mind-body interventions can help reduce pain in people who have been taking prescription opioids — and lead to reductions in the drug’s dose.” “In a study published this month in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers reviewed evidence from 60 studies that included about 6,400 participants. They evaluated a range of…