Vim & Vigor: Angelina Jolie, Genetic Testing & Controlling Diabetes

Megan Munkacsy

11 years ago

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.

Read about patient Helen Trimm’s cardiac arrest scare in Vim & Vigor.

Sudden cardiac arrest patient Helen Trimm with dog — Read about patient Helen Trimm’s cardiac arrest scare in Vim & Vigor.

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

Read the online version now.