Dr. Heimlich, The Man Behind The Life-Saving Maneuver, Dies

Dr. Henry Heimlich has died in Ohio at age 96. He’s seen here in 2014, holding a copy of his memoir at his home in Cincinnati.
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He’s credited with saving thousands of people from choking to death, thanks to the method he popularized in 1974. Now comes word that Dr. Henry Heimlich has died at age 96.
Heimlich died early Saturday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to Bryan Reynolds, spokesman for Episcopal Retirement Services, which operates the retirement h