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The Problems and Promise of Electronic Health Records
Since a government mandate required American healthcare providers to transition to electronic medical records,...
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New Imaging Tracer Helps Detect Deadly Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Though a large malpractice verdict or settlement against a physician may raise their professional...
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Researchers Going “Back to Basics” to Try and Stop Preterm Birth
The “mechanics of pregnancy” hardly seems like a conversation starter. But a collaboration between...
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The practice of scheduling surgeries to overlap could place some patients in danger. Many...
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New Study Shows How Brain Injury Could Trigger Epilepsy
A new study examines an older conversation about whether hits to the head could...
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