Barry, Dan

Dan Barry began the “This Land” column for The New York Times in January 2007. In traveling to all 50 states, he has met the coroner from “The Wizard of Oz,” learned the bump-and-grind from a mostly retired burlesque que…

Ventricular Assist Device

Ventricular assist devices (VAD) help your heart pump blood from one of the main pumping chambers of your heart (the left ventricle) to the rest of your body or other side of the heart. These pumps may be implanted in your body or connected to a p…