richard lipton, md, director, montefiore headache center; edwin s. lowe professor and vice chairman of neurology, albert einstein college of medicine. .
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his heart, beating for 84 years and full of love for the woman he affectionately called his "blue-eyed guera [pronounced whedda]," felt like it was failing. .experts say years of cuts to nhs budgets and staff has led to patients waiting longer for chemotherapy and radiotherapy (file pic) .