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By Karen Weintraub, Globe Correspondent A low-cost drug known since the time of the Pharaohs improved diabetes symptoms in a Boston study being published tomorrow, and its success supports an entirely new...
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By Bruce Goldman of
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Mar 15, 10 03:55PM
"Still, a man sees what he wants to see, and disregards the rest." You just know that those words from The Boxer, penned by Paul Simon in 1968, are true. But why? Maybe because seeing what you don't w ant...
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I love to collect weird,wacky & wonderful medical terms. Latest = "collarettes of scale" (a type of rash). Share yours #weirdmedicalphrases #
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By John Stafford of
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Mar 15, 10 03:15PM
I'm a fan of StorytellERdoc, an emergency medicine blog that describes itself, appropriately, as "a peek behind the curtain." Today Jim, the blog's physician-author, steps out of the emergency departm ent...
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By Michelle Brandt of
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Mar 15, 10 01:15PM
Israel is taking a step to reverse the trend of academic professionals leaving the country to work abroad: the government just announced a $350 million plan to attract scientists through the creation of...
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A recent New York Times article highlighted advances in applying stem cell technology to treat skin diseases. These techniques may offer a more advanced method to treating a rare skin disease known as Epidermolysis...
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March 12, 201010 minutes 39 secondsSeems not all that long ago that healthcare reform not only seemed possible, but probable. Now the prospects are unsettled.In this edition of the Bioethics Channel, Eleanor...
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University is tough, a PhD is even tougher. You have to write a 70, 000 word thesis over a minimum of 4 years that adds and expands upon an existing body of academic work, in the specific field you're working...
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Rating your doctor in a patient satisfaction survey is increasingly common follow-up to an office visit or hospital stay. Studies link higher scores to a lower likelihood of malpractice suits and some doctors...
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The family of a man with a spina bifida has filed a lawsuit against Tower Hill Healthcare Center, alleging the facilities neglect resulted in the man's physical injury and deterioration since he was a dmitted...
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