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Kenneth Kamler, MD

KENNETH KAMLER, MD is a surgeon who also climbs mountains. He was team doctor on three expeditions to the top of Mount Everest, including the disastrous 1996 trip. Kamler is both storyteller and advisor in his book, Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World A Personal Account including the 1996 Disaster. Blackened limbs due to severe frostbite were the least of his troubles: I-V fluids are frozen solid, and abrasions cannot heal at such high altitudes. Kamlers day job is Director of the Hand Treatment Center in Hyde Park, New York, where he is a microsurgeon. Hes done research on telemedicine for NASA and Yale Medical School.

LeBron James, right, of the United States, celebrates with Jrue Holiday, of the United States, after scoring in a men's basketball game against Serbia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

WAMC Sports Report 7/29/24: U.S. men's basketball team rolls past Serbia 110-84 in Olympics opener

LeBron James made his Olympic return after a 12-year absence. Kevin Durant played for the first time this summer.

Songwriter Wayne Carson Dies At 72

Wayne Carson was a prolific songwriter who hit the top of the country and pop charts. He was best known for songs that included "Always On My Mind," recorded by both Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson.

Trump introduces a green card for the rich: the gold card

President Trump says he thinks big companies would use the program to hire foreign students graduating from top U.S. colleges, keeping top talent in America.

With "drop dead," Olivia Rodrigo debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a fourth time, which bodes well for a new album set to arrive in June.

Olivia Rodrigo's 'drop dead' goes to No. 1 — and helps The Cure return to the charts

Olivia Rodrigo's third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, doesn't come out until June. But it's already off to a tremendous start on this week's Billboard charts.

#SportsReport: South Carolina Wins Women's NCAA BB Tournament

NCAA:Dawn Staley finally has her first NCAA women's basketball championship after coaching South Carolina to a 67-55 victory over Mississippi State at…

#SportsReport: Parade For The Patriots

NFL:A parade -- the Patriots' fifth in the Tom Brady era -- is planned for Tuesday through downtown Boston to celebrate the Patriots' Super Bowl victory.…

Congressional Democrats have included some of their longtime legislative priorities in the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. Republicans accuse it of being an expensive liberal wish list; Democrats say they want a New Deal for the present era.

Democrats Say Relief Programs Could Become This Generation's New Deal

On top of the small business loans and money for health care included in previous bills, the latest round of relief includes longtime Democratic priorities for lifting people out of poverty.

Sports Report: Bengals No Longer Undefeated

NFL:On Monday Night Football, Houston beat Cincinnati 10-6 ending the Bengals pursuit of a perfect season.New York Giants veteran wide receiver Victor…

Venezuelan President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez, center, speaks to the press as an image of Colombian businessman and Venezuelan special envoy Alex Saab is in the back in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Oct 16, 2021.

Venezuela halts talks after Maduro ally's extradition to U.S.

Alex Saab's extradition and the subsequent jailing of six American oil executives in Venezuela are a sign that relations between Washington and Caracas could be upended.

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