Firework Blasts Child in the Face, Mother Urges Caution
Fourth of July firework tips over, hits 10-year-old and robs her of vision in one eye.
July 03, 2019 10:00 AM
Shantell M. Kirkendoll
Shantell M. Kirkendoll is the senior communication representative for the University of Michigan Health System. She leverages social media and media relations to tell compelling stories about research and health care. She was a Knight Journalism Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and joined the University of Michigan Health System in 2009. Prior to that she was a print journalist for 20 years.
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Meteorologist Thrives After Losing Eye in Fireworks Accident
TV Weatherman Dave Rexroth stays active, independent despite blast that left him with single vision
July 01, 2019 9:59 PM
Woman’s Contact Lens Care Leads to Parasitic Eye Infection
Acanthamoeba, although rare, poses a significant risk to vision
March 22, 2019 12:03 PM
U-M Coach Stays in the Game Thanks to Bone Marrow Transplant
Joining the bone marrow registry is the first step to being the cure for patients with blood cancers such as leukemia.
November 07, 2018 3:09 PM
The Emotional Meeting of an Eye Tissue Donor’s Family and Researchers
Tim Anegon’s wife and daughter recently connected with the U-M scientists working with his eye tissue donation — and saw the gift’s outsize impact.
August 17, 2017 7:00 AM
