Healthcare Today
Surgery Robots
Using robotics for surgical procedures allows doctors to perform better and leave little scarring.
Using robotics for surgical procedures allows doctors to perform better and leave little scarring.
Doctors and Insurance
An estimated 500 doctors have not been paid for treating medicare patients.
An estimated 500 doctors have not been paid for treating medicare patients.
Gender Transplant
Matching donor hearts with a same gender recipient boosts survival odds.
Matching donor hearts with a same gender recipient boosts survival odds.
Surgery Robotics
Robert Bazell reports on robots that have performed surgeries on humans in the past three years.
Robert Bazell reports on robots that have performed surgeries on humans in the past three years.
Transplant Gender
A new study shows not all transplants are created equal. While racial inequalities have been erased over the past few years, women on a transplant list for a new liver are more likely to die while waiting.
A new study shows not all transplants are created equal. While racial inequalities have been erased over the past few years, women on a transplant list for a new liver are more likely to die while waiting.
Prescription Addiction
Doctors and pharmacists have been found guilty of putting prescription medicine in the hands of people who are addicted.
Doctors and pharmacists have been found guilty of putting prescription medicine in the hands of people who are addicted.
Scent Memories
By studying mice, researchers have identified an area of the brain that processes smell and creates long-term memories.
By studying mice, researchers have identified an area of the brain that processes smell and creates long-term memories.
Wii Childrens Hosptial
A children's hospital takes a more kid friendly approach to physical therapy.
A children's hospital takes a more kid friendly approach to physical therapy.
Women and Money
Nancy Snyderman reports on how one state requires women to pay 140% more than men for their individual health insurance.
Nancy Snyderman reports on how one state requires women to pay 140% more than men for their individual health insurance.
MRI Risks
A certain MRI fluid is causing serious health problems for certain patients.
A certain MRI fluid is causing serious health problems for certain patients.
Spinal Cord
A special foundation dedicated to eradicating paralysis donates a wheelchair to one of their researchers.
A special foundation dedicated to eradicating paralysis donates a wheelchair to one of their researchers.
Harp Doctor
This isn't your typical post-op therapy: patients in Chicago are attending msuic therapy sessions.
This isn't your typical post-op therapy: patients in Chicago are attending msuic therapy sessions.
Scotus Drug Suit
Brooke Hart reports the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case brought by a Vermont guitarist and pianist who lost her arm as a result of an injection of a nausea drug.
Brooke Hart reports the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case brought by a Vermont guitarist and pianist who lost her arm as a result of an injection of a nausea drug.
Loud Movies
Sound experts and ear doctors weigh in on the cinematic debate: how loud is too loud when it comes to sound and the movies?
Sound experts and ear doctors weigh in on the cinematic debate: how loud is too loud when it comes to sound and the movies?
Stem Cells
With the door about to open on a new administration, employees at Menlo Park's Geron are getting a new dose of optimism about stem cell research.
With the door about to open on a new administration, employees at Menlo Park's Geron are getting a new dose of optimism about stem cell research.
Scotus Drug Suit
Brooke Hart reports the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case brought by a Vermont guitarist and pianist who lost her arm as a result of an injection of a nausea drug.
Brooke Hart reports the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case brought by a Vermont guitarist and pianist who lost her arm as a result of an injection of a nausea drug.
Generic Drug Wars
CVS is in a price war with Wal-Mart over the cost of generic drugs.
CVS is in a price war with Wal-Mart over the cost of generic drugs.
Brain
You know how a good movie can really get into your head? It turns out that's not just a figure of speech, it's a scientific fact.
You know how a good movie can really get into your head? It turns out that's not just a figure of speech, it's a scientific fact.
Drug Reaction Rise
The number of adverse reactions to prescription drugs jumped significantly during the first three months of 2008, with 4,825 deaths and nearly 21,000 injuries reported.
The number of adverse reactions to prescription drugs jumped significantly during the first three months of 2008, with 4,825 deaths and nearly 21,000 injuries reported.
Growth Hormone: What You Should Know
Growth Hormone is one of the most essential yet possibly misunderstood chemicals in our body. Separate the facts from the fiction in this introduction to growth hormone.
Growth Hormone is one of the most essential yet possibly misunderstood chemicals in our body. Separate the facts from the fiction in this introduction to growth hormone.
