They were stable, which was about all the doctor could hope for at the moment.
But some doctors and patients had hoped for even better results.
The doctor hoped his friend would decline as he had.
She and four other doctors hope to provide the first good primary care options for the people in this neighborhood.
The doctors hope to take the man off the ventilator early next week.
"Doctor, someday I hope to win an argument with a woman."
She said doctors hoped to have conclusive results by next week.
The doctor must have been hoping for that question.
It was a simple gesture, one the doctor hoped would provide even a small measure of comfort.
A drug that doctors had hoped would benefit stroke patients does little good and may even make things worse, a new study reports.