Otago MP Jacqui Dean believes North Otago people are being subjected to unnecessary stress over access to Oamaru Hospital’s CT scanner. The CT (computer tomography) scanner, in operation since earlier this year, could be used only by patients who paid. Full story…
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Biotech firm’s shares soar in Friday’s after-hours on positive results of osteoporosis medication. Click here for more…
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MEYERSDALE Staff at Meyersdale Medical Center said Tuesday a new computerized tomography scanner will allow them to treat patients with technology not normally found in rural areas. More…
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When director Chris Milk of @radical.media needed to create a walking, singing, photo-real human heart he turned to Gradient Effects for its design and animation. The video, featuring Saturday Night Live’s Jorma Taconne in a heart-wrenching performance as a jilted lover opposite Aasha Davis, was lensed on location in a Santa Monica diner with additional motion-capture provided by the Institute … Full story…
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A 54-year-old man with a history of smoking presented with acute chest pain at another hospital, where a chest radiograph was obtained as part of diagnostic testing. A mass in … Click here for more…
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The newest tools in airport security debuted at Miami International Airport on Monday to gasps and questions from modest passengers. INSIDE: Video Full story…
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U.S. Treasury secretary wants a way to close them down. Click here for more…
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Predicting the risk of heart attack is tricky business. Many adults are in the danger zone and don’t know it. You could fill a stadium or two every year with people who suffered heart attacks but had no sign of heart disease and weren’t considered high risk by traditional measures. More…
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After he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Jeff Rubin of Philadelphia went bankrupt paying for his medical bills. Would that happen in England? Both the U.S. and the U.K. ration health care. A look at patient experiences on either side of the Atlantic. Full story…
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There is not enough evidence to prove that computed tomography angioplasty is a safe and effective screening tool for coronary artery disease in low-risk people, new research shows. Read more…
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