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HIV couples barred from IVF therapy / Ministry nixes method over ......

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has blocked what would have been the nation's first attempt to use in vitro fertilization in the cases of two couples who are both infected with HIV, despite approval by Ogikubo Hospital in Tokyo in January last year, sources close to the issue said Saturday.

Though hospital ethics committee approved the reproduction treatment plan, the ministry has...

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LSS Rehab Welcomes New Leaders...

The Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Center, a division of Lutheran Social Services, recently hired Tracy Merritt as its inpatient rehabilitation director and promoted Michael Rabent to outpatient rehabilitation director.

''Highly skilled physical therapists are in great demand these days,'' said Tom Holt, LSS president and chief executive officer. ''We are pleased and honored that ...

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