When the late Sen. Ted Kennedy or one of his children was ill, he enlisted the best medical minds in the country to help. In this week's Empowered Patient, how you can get that kind of care when you don't have Kennedy power or money.
Jessica Katz was called "the littlest refusenik," one of the many Soviet Jews denied permission to leave the country. She credits Senator Kennedy with saving her life.
When cancer invades the brain, the prognosis is usually grim. Despite his treatment at highly regarded medical centers, Edward "Ted" Kennedy died just over a year after his surgery.