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By Brad Broker The legalization of medical marijuana has led to a decrease in drug overdose deaths, according to a new study. Chronic pain is ...
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Are Patient Medical Records Vulnerable To Theft?
By Eric Whitney A decade ago almost all doctors kept paper charts on every patient. That is changing quickly as laptops become as common as stethoscopes ...
Read More »Technology to Improve Treatment of Diabetic Complications
By Shai N. Gozani, M.D., Ph.D. Neuropathy, or nerve disease, is one of the most common complications of diabetes affecting about half of the diabetic ...
Read More »Are Physician Assistants Qualified To Do In-Office Surgeries?
By Shefali Luthra One of the hopes embedded in the health law was to expand the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in addressing the ...
Read More »Amazing 11-year-old Girl Invents ‘Chemo Backpack’ for Kids With Cancer
By Brad Broker Kylie Simonds, of Naugatuck, Connecticut, was 8 years old when she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma — a rare, malignant, soft tissue tumor attached ...
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