Critical Care
Expert Panel Created to Provide Patient-Centric Solutions to Improve, Streamline Delivery of Care
A US medical company announced the development of an advisory board to share clinical expertise and provide consultation on new models of care and emerging trends focused on the patient-centric experience. More...11 Oct 2011

Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Has Less Harmful Rectal Side Effects
Men with localized prostate cancer treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy have more than one-quarter fewer late bowel and rectal side effects and a statistically improved lower dose of radiation to the bladder and rectum. More...10 Oct 2011
Enhancements Designed to Make Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Faster, Easier, More Accurate, and Cost Effective
Continual visual verification that a tumor is being accurately targeted during a radiotherapy treatment is now possible with recent improvements to radiotherapy technology. More...05 Oct 2011
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Dangerous Arrhythmia Analyzed in a Heartbeat
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New Guidelines for Blood Pressure Diagnosis and Treatment
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