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Kristine Gebbie, first White House AIDS czar, dies at 78
Trained as a nurse, she was named by President Bill Clinton as the country’s first “AIDS czar.”
Arthur Riggs, who helped develop diabetes treatment, dies at 82
He led a research team that produced the first synthetic insulin, and he contributed to other medical advances.
Donald Pinkel, medical researcher who developed a treatment for childhood leukemia, dies at 95
As the first medcial director of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, he developed treatments for cancer and other diseases.
