A new correspondence highlights a critical gap in modern medical education, arguing that digital simulations and virtual reality fail to transmit the hands-on …
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Task switching between organ types increases patient mortality rates
When transplant surgeons switched between different organ types in consecutive surgeries, one-year mortality rates in patients increased by 14.8 percent, …
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Scientists use living muscle to reanimate paralyzed organs
What if a technology could reanimate parts of the body that have lost their connection to the brain - like a bladder that can no longer empty due to a spinal …
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CMS final rule aims to axe the fax machine, phase out paper mailing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that aims to phase out fax machines and paper mailings for healthcare claims …
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Targeted therapy for the less impaired arm improves movement for stroke survivors
Traditional stroke rehabilitation therapy focuses on restoring strength and movement to the more impaired side of the body, but a new randomized clinical trial …