Hospital Care

Burned teen having skin graft surgery

Prosecutors say Michael Brewer, 15, was set ablaze in a dispute over $40, a video game and a bicycle. Hospital spokeswoman says Michael Brewer having own skin put onto burned areas Brewer, 15, in guarded condition, will go back...

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Engineer designs micro-endoscope to seek out early signs of cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Traditional endoscopes provide a peek inside patients' bodies. Huikai Xie, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working on replacing the cameras with scanners that "see" beneath...

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da Vinci Approved in Japan

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG), the industry leader in surgical robotics, today announced that it has received regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labor...

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Bone Implant Offers Hope for Skull Deformities

A synthetic bone matrix offers hope for babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Implants replacing some of the infant's bone with the biodegradable matrix could...

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Texas' physician-owned hospitals may be in danger

scream “upscale hotel,” not “demise of American health care.” And as lawmakers in Washington hammer out a health care reform bill to expand access and control costs, these physician-owned facilities — a quarter of them in Texas...

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Dr. Marc Katz, Leading Podiatric Surgeon Adds High Powered Color Ultrasound to Cryosurgery...

are running out of solutions for their foot and ankle pain and are growing frustrated with continuous visits to their doctors. One physician, who specializes in Cryosurgery (also know as cryotreatment or cryotherapy) is...

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Insurance Mandate Could Spur Walk-In Clinic Boom

As it gets more difficult to see a primary care doctor, walk-in medical centers are picking up the slack. And if Congress succeeds in passing a nationwide health insurance mandate, the urgent care industry expects even more...

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U.S. Plastic Surgeons Object to the Health care Bill's Bo-tax

Plastic Surgeons are fighting mad about a Senate proposal in the health reform bill that would levy a tax on most elective cosmetic procedures. For starters, it's just a proposal. The 5-percent tax on elective procedures would...

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Troubled Los Angeles Hospital to Restore ED

Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009 Updated: November 20th, 2009 07:48 PM EDT Troubled Los Angeles Hospital to Restore ED Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases...

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This Thanksgiving, Lug your Luggage Safely

Source: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Newswise — Seasoned travelers have a saying – “Pack your bags, then take out half.” According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission: • In 2008, more than 53,000...

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