Steve Jobs Died of Respiratory Arrest at Home

Delaying surgery was a deadly mistake, expert says

(NEWSER) - Steve Jobs would probably be alive today if he had been less of a skeptic about conventional medicine, according to a Harvard expert who has researched the kind of cancer that killed the Apple CEO. Jobs' preference for alternative medicine—outlined in a 2008 CNN article —caused him to delay surgery after cancer was detected, allowing the disease to spread, Ramzi Amri writes at Quora . Jobs, a vegetarian and a Buddhist, spent nine months trying to avoid surgery by sticking to a special diet, he notes. More»

Apple co-founder dies of pancreatic cancer

(NEWSER) - Steve Jobs is dead at 56 from pancreatic cancer. "Apple has lost a creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," says the company, which is collecting remembrances here . A sense of how the early coverage is going:

• Wall Street Journal : "Steven P. Jobs, the Apple Inc. chairman and co-founder who pioneered the personal computer industry and changed the way people think about technology, died Wednesday."
• New York Times : "... the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then did nothing less than lead a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age ..."
• Ars Technica : "... Jobs, father of the Macintosh and the brains behind the wild success of the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, has passed away ..."
• Huffington Post: A huge "RIP Steve" banner links to background and statements coming in from around the world.

'Skeletal' Apple CEO seen leaving cancer clinic

(NEWSER) - The claim to take with a grain of salt: Steve Jobs may have just 6 weeks to live, says the National Enquirer. The claim that seems a little more backed up: Jobs was spotted leaving the same California clinic where actor Patrick Swayze sought treatment for cancer in his final days, as evidenced by photos (not yet online) the Enquirer took, reports Radar . More»

(AP) - Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at work after a five-and-a-half-month medical leave, during which he received a liver transplant. Jobs, 54, is working from Apple's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters "a few days a week" and working from home the remaining days, an Apple spokesman said today. More»

Apple boss still expected to return to work this month

(NEWSER) - Steve Jobs had a liver transplant in Tennessee about 2 months ago, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Apple boss, who has been on medical leave since January for an undisclosed medical condition, is recovering well and is expected to return to work later this month. Jobs will likely "work part-time for a month or two," says one insider. More»