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J&J unit phasing out all-metal hip devices
By New York Times | May 17, 2013
The orthopedic unit of Johnson & Johnson said that it was phasing out production of all-metal replacement hips, a move reflecting an industrywide trend to abandon the once widely used implants because of high early failure rates.
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New CPR technology breathes life into patients dead 40 to 60 minutes
By Washington Times | May 15, 2013
New CPR technology put to the test at an Australian hospital has passed with flying colors after a man—clinically dead for 40 minutes—was brought back to life. And he later was discharged with a clean bill of health, absent any disability.
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Study questions benefits of dual-chamber ICDs
By Jaimy Lee | May 14, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A new study is questioning the benefits of dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
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A new sensory system | Next generations of wireless monitoring technologies—some still years off—promise to transform healthcare
By Jaimy Lee | May 10, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
It might be hard to grasp how large and transformative the market for so-called medical body area networks could be in the years ahead.
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Long wait for device identifier gets longer
By Jaimy Lee | May 07, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
It's likely to be another seven weeks before the Food and Drug Administration finalizes long-awaited regulations that will require manufacturers to mark medical devices with unique identifiers that are expected to help track products during recalls, save money and improve patient safety.
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The new house call: Tech changes way doctors, patients communicate
By The Kingsport (Tenn.) Times News | May 02, 2013
Dr. Steven Adkins was in Target on a Saturday night when his cell phone rang. One of his patients had finally broken out in the rash that Adkins was expecting. The patient sent a photo of the rash to Adkins, he diagnosed her with shingles and called in a prescription for her.
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NICU treatments linked to intellectual disabilities
By Reuters | May 02, 2013
Neonatal intensive-care unit interventions for babies born very small and early have drastically reduced infant deaths in the U.S., but in doing so they've contributed to more intellectual disabilities, according to a new study.
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Need your medical records? There's an app for that
By Minnesota Public Radio | May 01, 2013
Hospitals and clinics are replacing paper files with sophisticated electronic health records. Although some systems can't share information with each other, potentially a serious problem in an emergency, smartphones are starting to bridge that electronic gap.
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Delcath's chemotherapy device has risks, FDA staff says
By Bloomberg | May 01, 2013
Delcath Systems' experimental drug-and-device combination for chemotherapy carries life-threatening risks that may outweigh any benefit, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said.
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