Predators star died with CTE after taking his own life in 2019
Former Predators captain Greg Johnson was suffering from CTE when he died by suicide in 2019, his family and the Concussion Legacy Foundation announced Wednesday. Johnson, who died on July 7, 2019, in Detroit at age 48, was diagnosed with CTE by Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Boston University CTE Center. “The diagnosis took […]
NJ woman who received a pig kidney transplant plus a heart pump has died: ‘Just took a chance’
WASHINGTON — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant and also had an implanted device to keep her heart beating has died, her surgeon said Tuesday. Lisa Pisano was near death with kidney and heart failure when surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed two dramatic operations in April. The New Jersey woman initially appeared […]