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Medtronic rises on better-than-expected 4Q results
By Associated Press | May 21, 2013
Medtronic shares rose 5% Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings on sales of implantable heart defibrillators and pacemakers.The devicemaker also confirmed it is eliminating 2,000 jobs worldwide, including 500 in Minnesota.
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Overruns forcing lower payments to some providers in stopgap health program
By New York Times | May 21, 2013
The Obama administration said Monday that it was cutting payments to doctors and hospitals after finding that cost overruns are threatening to use up the money available in a health insurance program for people with cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses.
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Heart attack app might help diagnose patients before they reach hospitals
By (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal | May 21, 2013
There are apps that turn your smartphone into a metal detector, a musical instrument and a GPS system, and now there's an app that may help doctors save your life if you're having a heart attack.
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Forget to take medicine? These pills will tell your doctor
By Wall Street Journal | May 21, 2013
To prevent health complications and wasted dollars caused by medications taken haphazardly, insurers and pharmacy-benefits managers are evaluating a range of more cost-effective technologies, from pills and bottles with digital sensors, to data analytics software and social games that offer...
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Mo. doc who received emergency suspension allowed back in medicine
By St. Louis Post-Dispatch | May 21, 2013
The first Missouri doctor to receive an emergency suspension in at least 25 years can practice medicine again, with some restrictions. The license of the Jefferson City cardiologist had been suspended in November when he was accused of unnecessarily placing stents in patients' coronary arteries.
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Patient-care workers set to start walkout at 5 UC hospitals
By Los Angeles Times | May 21, 2013
More than 12,000 patient-care workers plan to stage a walkout over staffing, pay and pension reform, starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers.
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New tracking of patients' radiation exposure
By Wall Street Journal | May 21, 2013
Intermountain Healthcare is launching the first major system of its kind to measure and report patients' cumulative medical radiation exposure from tests that deliver the highest amount of radiation.
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Colorado experiments with telemedicine for inmates
By Government Technology | May 20, 2013
The Colorado Department of Corrections and Denver Health Medical Center are launching a telemedicine pilot program in June for incarcerated patients that need consultations in the areas of rheumatology, infectious disease, orthopedics and general surgery.
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If your shrink is a bot, how do you respond?
By NPR | May 20, 2013
Ellie is a computer simulation, created in a lab at the University of Southern California, designed to engage real people in meaningful conversation and take their measure. The computer system looks for subtle patterns in body language and vocal inflections that might be clues to underlying...
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Medtronic patent case
By Reuters via Yahoo | May 20, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when it fails to pump blood properly.
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