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Did We Miss Something? New System to Prevent Retained Surgical Items

Posted February 07, 2012
Mega Doctor News --- University of Michigan Health System --- ANN ARBOR, Mich. – It may sound like something from a TV medical drama, but the incidence of surgeons leaving something behind in the body is very real at hospitals across the country. For decades, surgical teams have relied on counting --... Continue
Bedwetting Can Be Due to Undiagnosed Constipation
Posted January 31, 2012
 Mega Doctor News --- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center --- Winston-Salem, N.C. – Bedwetting isn’t always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical... Continue
South Texas Health System Recognized For Achieving Exceptional Quality and Patient Outcomes
Posted January 31, 2012
AUSTIN (Jan. 31, 2012) – For its efforts... Continue
Physician's Weight May Influence Obesity Diagnosis and Care
Posted January 31, 2012
 Mega Doctor News --- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — A patient’s body mass index (BMI) may not be the only factor at play when a physician diagnoses a... Continue
One-fourth of South Texas kidney cancer patients have diabetes
Posted January 29, 2012
Mega Doctor News --- UT Health Science Center SAN ANTONIO — Diabetes is believed to be a contributing factor to several types of cancer, and new research in San Antonio patients... Continue
Diabetes Affects Hearing Loss, Especially in Women
Posted January 28, 2012
Mega Doctor News --- Henry Ford Health System --- DETROIT – Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic... Continue
A muffin makeover: Dispelling the low-fat-is healthy myth
Posted January 26, 2012
Mega Doctor News --- Harvard School of Public Health --- The low-fat muffin represents everything that's wrong with the "low fat is best" myth: Most fat in muffins comes from plant... Continue
Don't Worry About Your Orange Juice
Posted January 26, 2012
Mega Doctor News ---By: Michael R. Taylor, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Foods at the FDAFDA --- You may have heard something on the news about low levels of a pesticide... Continue
Going to Physician Visits with Older Loved Ones Could Improve Care
Posted January 24, 2012
 Mega Doctor News --- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health --- Family companions who routinely accompany older adults to physician office visits could be helpful to health care quality improvement... Continue
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance to Host Medicaid Enrollment Event
Posted January 24, 2012
 Mega Doctor News --- Edinburg— Doctors Hospital at Renaissance will host a Medicaid Enrollment Event on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The Enrollment Event will take... Continue