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What better present on this lover’s holiday than new technology to protect the lives of the women in our lives. Although regular mammograms are crucial in helping to prevent deaths as a result of breast cancer, new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at...
As reported today by the Associated Press, in London an experimental “smart” knife was able to detect cancer in tumors from 91 patients. A member of the team which developed the knife utiilzed it on a piece of animal muscle during a demonstration at St Mary’s...
According to an article in USA TODAY on June 21, 2013, which was based on a review of government records and medial databases, tens of thousands of times each year, patients are wheeled into the nation’s operating rooms for surgery that isn’t necessary. Some patients...
According to a study published online on March 13, 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine, women treated with radiation for breast cancer face an increased risk of heart attacks and death, even 20 years after the end of treatment. The study is the latest to...
According to an article that appeared in the January 2013 issue of Anesthesiology News, an analysis of more than 9,500 closed claims filed against anesthesiologists found that many patients experience preventable injuries that could be avoided with proper use of...