In Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Posted 4 weeks ago

Over $700 billion is wasted on unnecessary medical care yearly. This Boston Globe op-ed gives some eye-opening examples of where to start trimming th...

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In Purple Medical Blog - Posted 9 weeks ago

DIAGNOSED WITH BLADDER CANCER TWENTY YEARS AGO AND DRAMATIC SURVIVAL RATES IN CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA YET THE CANCER MANHATTAN PROJECT STILL SEARCHES FOR T...

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In Dr. Wes - Posted 13 weeks ago

... just screw your fellow man:Authorities say John Parsons, 57, of Oak Park stole the identity of a mentally disabled friend to pay for heart bypass ...

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In Medgadget - Posted 14 weeks ago

Some of us around here been doing open heart cases for many years now, but we've never seen The Sternal Talon device, a product of KLS Martin LP of ...

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In Eye On Vision - Posted 19 weeks ago

There are lots of news stories this week regarding the long-term benefits of maintaining normal blood cholesterol levels (HDL, LDL, triglycerides). Th...

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In Medgadget - Posted 24 weeks ago

Vascular grafts are a hot topic in the land of medical devices. When the best synthetic option is Teflon there's some engineering to do.The Federatio...

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In Medgadget - Posted 26 weeks ago

Toshiba's gargantuan dynamic volume system called AquilionONE, the device that features a coverage area of 320 detectors rows in addition to a respect...

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In Eye On Vision - Posted 28 weeks ago

We are beginning to learn more and more about the major health care crunch that is expected to develop in America. Sure, most of us will live longer, ...

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In Medgadget - Posted 31 weeks ago

MAQUET Cardiovascular is releasing the newest model of the popular proximal anastomotic device for heart surgery, designed to offer a complete hemosta...

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In Purple Medical Blog - Posted 34 weeks ago

WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT ISRAEL HOSPITALS LOOKING TO BECOME A HUB FOR MEDICAL TOURISM AND LOWER COST SURGERY COMPETING WITH INDIA AND SINGAPORE FOR MEDICAL...

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