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Recycled pacemakers safe and effective
Many heart patients in India are too poor to afford pacemakers. However, a study has found that removing pacemakers from deceased Americans, resterilizing the devices, and implanting them in Indian patients "is very safe and effective." -
Survival rates unaffected by end-of-life discussions
Discussing and documenting patients' preferences for care at the end of life does not cause them any harm, contrary to recent claims. -
Human study examines medical marijuana
In the first human study of its kind, research from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) suggests that patients with chronic pain might experience greater relief if their doctors add cannabinoids the main ingredient in cannabis or medical marijuana to an opiates-only treatment. -
News Brief: HCA fraud convictions overturned on appeal
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News Brief: Claim: Woman is pregnant with cloned embryo
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News Brief: Number of Americans without insurance at 10-year high
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News Brief: Australian governments reach agreement on stem cell research
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News Brief: Bush asks Senate for total ban on cloning
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Is our hospital green? Ethics committees ask
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ED staff uncomfortable with parental presence