By Modern Healthcare | June 22, 2013
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What is the Flopbuster X1 5000, you ask? It's the device used by biomechanics experts at Southern Methodist University to study how basketball players attempt to fool referees into calling fouls by unnecessarily falling to the ground. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 22, 2013
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The annual American Medical Association House of Delegates meeting basically consists of several days of doctors talking for hours on end. While pontification is often the order of the day, a few delegates manage to crack wise. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 15, 2013
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It's not all public health wonk work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seems the federal agency has won the grand prize at a film festival. Not quite Cannes, but cheers, nonetheless. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 15, 2013
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Dr. Karen Sciascia came back from her Montana fishing trip with a whopper of a fishing tale: how she helped rescue a 25-pound moose calf that was being swept away. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 08, 2013
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With summer nearing, Outliers could really use a vacation. In Hawaii, say. Ah …. Waikiki beach, luaus, hula dancing, pina coladas, surfing. And dolphins! FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 08, 2013
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Outliers was intrigued to learn that the answer to battling malaria may have been right at our feet all along. Scientists say the stench of human feet could be a potent new tool to fight the deadly mosquito-borne disease that is estimated to kill more than 600,000 people a... FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 08, 2013
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Superheroes are offering more than just entertainment to young cancer patients in Brazil. Thanks to some South American “mad men,” they're getting some inspiration and encouragement, too. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 01, 2013
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Outliers knows hospitals are working hard to become “green.” But now comes a suggestion that pushes a few limits: Researchers have proposed expanding the scope of recycling to include discarded human kidneys, saying they may serve a role in building replacement organs. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 01, 2013
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Roberto Marrero is no stranger to cops-and-robbers drama: the Cuban-born cable TV magnate once played bit roles on shows such as “America's Most Wanted,” “Unsolved Mysteries” and “Miami Vice.” Now it seems his real life may rival those roles. FULL STORY »
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