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What is design’s role in the future of healthcare?

While we are talking about healthcare, lets not forget the role design plays in the development of medical devicesREAD»

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Are Silicone Breast Implants Safe?

Are silicone breast implants safe? NJ plastic surgeon, Dr. Anthony Lombardi, answers.READ»

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NJ Plastic Surgeon | Silicone Breast Implants | Jersey Shore

Are silicone breast implants safe? NJ best plastic surgeon, Dr. Anthony Lombardi, answers.READ»

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Monitor Meds Given in Hospital for Errors

Frighteningly, the longer a patient stays in a hospital, the higher the risk that they will be victims of a preventable medical error. READ»

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Common Med Mal Lawsuit Areas

In actuality, there is nothing “common” about medical malpractice lawsuits, as they come in a variety of disparate areas.READ»

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Patient Be Thine Own Doctor

The Institute of Medicine in the U.S. estimates that close to 100,000 die in hospitals every year thanks to medical errors.READ»

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When Things Go Wrong Medically

When something goes wrong medically, it will often go wrong at just about any point in the process of being diagnosed to being treated.READ»

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Surgical Malpractice

Having an operation ranks as number one on a list of things people would rather not do.READ»

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The Body: Bulletproof

If you want to live forever, change your skin color, or just firm up those abs from the comfort of your own couch, you might be in luck: Gene therapy is on its way--and it's coming fast.READ»

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Top Scalpel

Too many medical errors happen because of lousy communications. To help fix that, health care is looking to the skies.READ»

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The Cannabis Conundrum

As the founder of a British pharmaceutical company puts it, if it weren't called marijuana there would be an entire biotech business built around this plant. And that's just what's starting to happen (but not for the U.S. drug industry or the American patients these medicines might help).READ»

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Pipe Dream?

Rick Doblin has a prescription for fixing NIDA's ailing medical-marijuana program: establish an alternative.READ»

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Nabil Moukheibir - Fast 50 2002

26. Diagnose the FutureREAD»