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Record-Setting Kidney Swap Saves Lives
Associated PressWASHINGTON - Twenty-six operations put healthy kidneys into 13 desperately ill people: Doctors in the nation's capital just performed a record-setting kidney swap, part of a pioneering effort to expand transplants to patients who too often never qualify....Tags: Happiness (state of mind), Nursing, Dialysis, Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities
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Brand X Files: Did Mel pull gun on Oksana? GOP wants to repeal Wall St. reform! Apple to recall iPhone 4?
Brand XMel Gibson alleged to have pulled gun on Oksana Grigorieva when she tried to leave his house after argument: Radar also reports on photos of his bruised baby daughter, and a fifth tape is released Friday, allegedly of Gibson totally losing it. (Radar... -
Physician Offers Explanations To Medical Board
The Hartford CourantAs state health officials tell it, Dr. Efraim Gomez-Zapata is a family physician who dabbled in plastic surgery and put his patients at risk. One woman who went to him for an abdominal liposuction had a seizure on his operating table. Another, in his...Tags: Stamford, Medical Procedures and Tests, Plastic Surgery, Liposuction, Seizures
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Should You Worry About Propofol - the Drug Michael Jackson Used?
Tribune NewspapersPhoto: Christina Barany/Getty Images LOS ANGELES - -- Following the death of singer Michael Jackson, there has been increasing public concern about the drug propofol that police found in his home. Known by the brand name Diprivan or by the generic name...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities, Los Angeles Times, Health, Sleep Deprivation
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What to Know Before Surgery
Courtesy of the American Society of AnesthesiologistsAs a growing number of the estimated 78 million Baby Boomers transition into their senior years, an increased focus is placed on the health of this group of Americans. According to the United States Census Bureau, more than 12 percent of the total U.S....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Allergies, Medical Procedures and Tests, Psychiatry, Depression
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What Happens During Surgery
Being a surgical patient can be a bit baffling at times.
There are very strict procedures being followed, but when you're in the middle of the action, the reasons for what's happening may not be immediately clear. In this article we lay out the step-by-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Physiology, Gaming, Health, Pharmaceuticals
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Awakened During Brain Surgery
Medical ReporterDoctors talking with their patients ... during brain surgery. The one way to know if sensitive surgery is impacting a patient's function ... ask them while you're operating. Dr. Prabhu: "Have her move her right leg and right arm." She has function....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, Surgery, Health and Safety at School, Health
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Diprivan Already Scrutinized Before Jackson's Death
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- The powerful sedative Diprivan was already under question by federal regulators prior to Michael Jackson's sudden death. Also known as Propofol, Diprivan was among a slew of pharmaceuticals reportedly found inside Jackson's rented Holmby...Tags: Advanced Training, Prosecution, Jack London, Death, Colorado
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Perhaps the answer for elderly surgical patients is less sedation
Booster ShotsThe question was: What can be done about postoperative delirium? Researchers at Johns Hopkins gave it some thought, conducted a double-blind, randomized study (the gold standard) of elderly patients undergoing hip fracture repair and concluded that, hmm,... -
Eat, drink and be merry during childbirth
Booster ShotsEat and drink anyway -- merriment can come later. The former advice comes from a new Cochrane Review analysis; the latter is actually just reassurance that such emotion (and the energy required for it) will ultimately be possible once again....... -
Michael Jackson's personal physician pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter [Updated]
L.A. NOWMichael Jackson’s personal physician entered a plea of not guilty Monday afternoon at a standing-room-only arraignment attended by Jackson’s parents and several siblings. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz set bail for Conrad... -
Coroner: Michael Jackson given amount of anesthetic used in 'major surgery' [Updated]
L.A. NOWIn the last hours of his life, Michael Jackson was given a powerful anesthetic at a level equivalent to what would be used in a “major surgery” and in a manner that did not live up to medical standards, according......
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