Obituaries

NY Times: Mary Ellen Avery of West Orange Dies at 84

Medical researcher and visionary found reason for death of premature babies.

Mary Ellen Avery, a medical researcher and visionary who discovered why premature babies were dying at birth, died in West Orange Dec. 4, according to an obituary in Wednesday’s New York Times Wednesday.


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