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July 28, 2010

Colbert Report quotes Sun on Cheney lack of pulse

When Dick Cheney got a new piece of equipment to keep his heart going, we wrote about how it works.

The device spins rather than pumps, so when we talked to Hopkins transplant doc Stuart D. Russell, he noted that means Cheney now officially has no pulse.

Of course, Picture of Health didn't joke about the former vice president's life-saving surgery. But that didn't stop Comedy Central. See this Stephen Colbert clip (item on Cheney is in the third segment):

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Posted by Meredith Cohn at 1:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Cardiovascular Health

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I think you meant to post the Tip/Wag segment:

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/341407/july-27-2010/tip-wag---baby-gap--dick-cheney---plants

Thanks. I swaped out the video. -MC

Posted by: Tyler | July 28, 2010 2:15 PM

Wow. It must be a slow news day to hear reports that Dick Cheney doesn't have a pulse. I suspect neither does Liz Cheney. Didn't we all know this for a long time?

Posted by: sskepticall | July 30, 2010 11:21 AM

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About Picture of Health

Meredith Cohn has been a reporter since 1991, covering everything from politics and airlines to the environment and medicine. A runner since junior high and a particular eater for almost as long, she tries to keep up on health and fitness trends. Her aim is to bring you the latest news and information from the local and national medical and wellness communities.

Andrea K. Walker knows it’s weird to some people, but she has a fascination with fitness, diseases, medicine and other health-related topics. She subscribes to a variety of health and fitness magazines and becomes easily engrossed in the latest research in health and science. An exercise fanatic, she’s probably tried just about every fitness activity there is. Her favorites are running, yoga and kickboxing. So it is probably fitting that she has been assigned to cover the business of healthcare and to become a regular contributor to this blog. Andrea has been at The Sun for nearly 10 years, covering manufacturing, retail , airlines and small and minority business. She looks forward to telling readers about the latest health news.

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