At the Mayo Clinic, MGUS transformed into multiple myeloma or similar lymphoproliferative disorder at the rate of about 1-2% a year, or 17%, 34%, and 39% at 10, 20, and 25 years, respectively, of follow-upâamong surviving patients.
Reprint. Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, 57, welcomed his fourth son on Monday afternoon. Fiancee Gelila Assefa, 37, gave birth to Alexander Wolfgang at 12:59 pm. The baby was born at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles and weighed in at 7 lbs, 3 oz. He is 20 inches long. Alexander joins big brother Oliver Wolfgang, 17 months, as well as Cameron and Byron from his second marriage.
Lionel Bart, the composer, lyricist and playwright best known for the musical ''Oliver!,'' died on Saturday in Hammersmith Hospital in London, his longtime hometown.He was 68.The cause was cancer, his family said.r. Bart wrote the music, lyrics and book for ''Oliver!'' The show has been applauded for its simple melodies and catchy lyrics; the British critic Benedict Nightingale has called it ''infinitely hummable.''.