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Elective Surgery Defined
An operation the patient chooses to have done, which may not be essential to continuation of quality of life. (See also optional surgery.)
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NEWS: Med school profs call for reduction in health care spending
Published July 25, 2008, 12:50 am, The Dartmouth
The U.S. health care system can be reformed to cut costs and improve quality, Dartmouth Medical School professors Elliott Fisher and Gerry O'Connor told an audience of over 300 community members at Spaulding Auditorium on Tuesday. Their speech was part of the Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth's summer lecture series, "Positive Solutions."
Blood usage rises; supply short
Published July 25, 2008, 12:12 am, Erie Times-News
Mistakes at the Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania have made a severe blood shortage even worse.
Slower growth in health insurance a warning
Published July 24, 2008, 10:11 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Deteriorating economic conditions slowed the growth of the health insurance sector in the June quarter, which could place more pressure on the public health system, according to the Health Funds Association (HFANZ).
Physician takes nontraditional path to practice
Published July 24, 2008, 3:38 pm, The MetroWest Daily News
Focus on Higher Education James Cheverie was nearing 30 when what he calls "an early midlife crisis" hit him.Though he'd spent nearly a decade teaching science at Malden Catholic High School, he decided his true calling - an unreachable dream he'd long held - was to practice medicine.
Scientists Suspect Omega 3 Fatty Acids Could Slow Acute Wound Healing
Published July 24, 2008, 4:10 am, Medical News Today
A recent study shows that popular fish oil supplements have an effect on the healing process of small, acute wounds in human skin. But whether that effect is detrimental, as researchers initially suspected, remains a mystery.
First Opportunity for U.S. Consumers to Explore Medical Travel: The Medical Travel RoadShow Debuts in Six U.S. Cities
Published July 23, 2008, 7:26 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
U.S. residents will have their first look at the vast array of options for accessing high quality medical care at significantly lower costs when the Medical Travel RoadShow makes its first stops in six cities hosting Your Health Expos www.themedicalroadshow.com:
Hospital's winter strategy
Published July 22, 2008, 11:46 pm, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Royal Hobart Hospital is taking steps to cope with the busy winter period.
Blitz on hospital waiting lists pays off
Published July 22, 2008, 11:39 pm, News-Medical-Net
Since a boost of $600 million to both federal and state governments earlier this year, almost 14,000 additional patients have received elective surgery in the first six months of the Rudd government's blitz on lengthy public hospital waiting lists.
NASA Approved Eye Technology Arrives In NZ
Published July 22, 2008, 10:11 pm, Scoop.co.nz
When it comes to achieving 20/20 vision, no two eyes are alike – and, as such neither should be your vision correction.
Bungles to be exposed
Published July 22, 2008, 8:01 am, Sydney Morning Herald
Patients will be able to compare hospitals' safety records.
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