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Not only do the verification and quality services personnel at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC, perform one of the most thorough registration quality checks around, theyve been doing it for 12 years.
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About 25 years ago when the idea of providing rehab services for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients first surfaced, many providers didnt see the point. Given that MS is a lifelong, progressive disease with symptoms that vary wildly from patient to patient, would rehab be worth the expense and the effort? In the last five years, thanks in part to tremendous advances in the treatment of MS, physicians and therapists alike are answering those questions with a yes.
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Despite guidelines presented by several organizations, significant numbers of women with ovarian cancer are not being provided with appropriate care.
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The FDA has approved Pfizer's eplerenone (Inspra) for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients who have sustained a myocardial infarction.
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Menstrual irregularities are arguably the mainstay of gynecologic office practice. The differential diagnosis for this common presentation is quite extensive, but a common cause is reduced central hypothalamic GnRH drive due to lifestyle issues.
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Early experience with fetal MMC repair suggests a decreased need for ventriculoperitoneal shunting, arrest, or slowing of progressive ventriculomegaly, and consistent resolution of hindbrain herniation.
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Public health experts continue to puzzle over the possible link between the smallpox vaccine and heart problems, as they investigate four recent cases of serious heart ailments.
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Consider this the final and official notice: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has stated again that blood tube holders cannot be removed from devices for reuse.
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) forever may alter the way hospitals handle patients with respiratory illnesses.