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4Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United States

James House, Registered Nurse

James House – a Registered Nurse at Omni Continuing Care, Detroit, Michigan – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 4 April, 2020. James was 40 years old. Omni Continuing Care issued the following statement: "It is with great sadness to report the recent passing of one of our employees at Omni Continuing Care. Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time. This individual was a beloved, long-time employee, who will be greatly missed. We have brought in grief counselors to assist our staff and residents. ... Source: Detroit Free Press Please help us in adding details.

2Apr

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High Profilers, United Kingdom

James Gordon, House of Lords member

James Stuart Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane ‑ a Scottish business executive and member of the House of Lords – died of coronavirus on 31 March 2020. A kinsman of the Marquess of Huntly, he was the son of James Gordon and Elsie née Riach. Gordon was educated at the St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow, where he graduated as a Master of Arts in Classics in 1958. Gordon worked as a political editor for STV between 1965 and 1973, and as managing director of Radio Clyde between 1973 and 1996. For Scottish Radio Holdings, Gordon was the Chief Executive from 1991 to 1996 and Chairman from 1996 to 2005; he was also Vice-Chairman of Melody Radio from 1991 to 1997, a director of Clydeport Holdings ...

1Apr

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Profiles, United States

Dr. James T. Goodrich, Neurosurgeon

Dr. James T. Goodrich, 73, a renowned pediatric neurosurgeon who successfully operated on conjoined twins, passed away from Covid19 on March 30, 2020. Goodrich was the world’s leading expert on separating such twins, a procedure called craniopagus surgery. He traveled the world lending his expertise to more than 100 cases of conjoined twins. Not every case he examined resulted in surgeries; some were too complex. Just 1 in 2.5 million live births results in twins born conjoined at the head. Before the mid-1980s, it was accepted medical practice to sacrifice one child on the operating table to save the life of the other. “Parents had to choose which baby would live,” he said at the time. Many times, both babies died during surgery. Goodrich thought that was unacceptable and ded...