Dr. William Novick, of the Novick Cardiac Alliance medical team washes his hands before entering the operating room at the Tajoura National Heart Center in Tripoli, Libya, on Feb. 27, 2020. As a young medical resident at the University of Alabama, Novick, now 66, witnessed the suffering of children with congenital heart disease and the staggering disparities in health services between the U.S. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
March 11, 2020
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March 11, 2020 11:18 a.m.
US heart surgeon treats children lacking care in Libya's war
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Yazan, a 1-year-old Libyan boy, was born with congenital heart disease. With just one chamber, the organ pumped so little blood that when Yazan cried, his skin turned black. Without surgery, he would not survive.