In August 1982, Thomas P. Loughran Jr., MD, was working in Seattle when a woman with a mysterious blood illness was transferred to his hospital. That patient and her condition changed the path of Loughran’s research forever.
![Sudden cardiac arrest patient Helen Trimm with dog](http://blog.uvahealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/helentrimm-300x199.jpg)
Loughran and his research are featured in the Spring 2014 issue of UVA’s family health magazine, Vim & Vigor. Check it out for stories about:
- Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy and BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing
- Controlling diabetes without drugs
- How much to hover when your kids are playing
- The jobs that are hardest on your heart