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<乌鸦传媒>Gene Tx Offers Hope in Degenerative Brain Disorder

Treatment 'milestone' in childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry

There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD

<乌鸦传媒>ACC: TAVR Once Again Non-Inferior to Surgery

No excess stroke or mortality at 2 years in lowest risk trial population yet studied

<乌鸦传媒>First Uterine Transplant in the U.S.: Lessons Learned

Surgeon Tommaso Falcone, MD, says interdisciplinary team was essential

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education

In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing

<乌鸦传媒>Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System?

Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system

<乌鸦传媒>'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis

Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

<乌鸦传媒>Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead

Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system

<乌鸦传媒>Dorry Segev, Extreme Renaissance Man

"Every day, I try to take on something Im not good at," says renowned transplant surgeon.

<乌鸦传媒>10 Questions: Mary Norine Walsh, MD

"The waste will continue until the method of reimbursement changes."

<乌鸦传媒>Lung Transplant Valid in SSc

Patients with systemic sclerosis shouldn't be denied lung transplants.

<乌鸦传媒>No Need for Cancer Watch in Cirrhotic Wilson's Disease

Hepatocellular carcinoma is too infrequent to merit regular surveillance.

<乌鸦传媒>Frozen or Powdered: Fecal Transplant Works in C. Diff

Donor stool need not be fresh for treating C. diff.

<乌鸦传媒>How To Get Medicare To Cover A Spa Trip

Good news for doctors who think their patients need a trip to the spa: Medicare will reimburse, with only two catches.

<乌鸦传媒>Supplements Blamed for Liver Toxicity

WASHINGTON -- The rate of liver damage caused by dietary and herbal supplements -- especially those used for bodybuilding -- appears to be on the rise, a researcher said here.

<乌鸦传媒>In Some Patients Metformin Impairs Thinking

The widely acclaimed diabetes drug metformin was linked with impaired brain function in patients who took the drug, although supplementation with vitamin B12 may alleviate metformin-induced deficiencies, according to new research.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Vetoes New Tolvaptan Indication

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has declined to endorse an expanded indication for tolvaptan (Samsca) to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Wyeth Settles Rapamune Marketing Charge

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Pfizer's Wyeth Pharmaceuticals unit will pay $490.9 million to resolve state and federal allegations that it marketed rapamycin (sirolimus, Rapamune) for unapproved indications.

<乌鸦传媒>Randy Travis Gets an LVAD, Future Uncertain

Grammy award-winning country music star Randy Travis has received the Impella pump, a temporary percutaneous left ventricular assist device, to help him as he battles viral cardiomyopathy, according to his publicist.

<乌鸦传媒>Recall: Device Sucks Life From Patient

A suction system for collecting surgical waste apparently killed one patient and seriously injured another, prompting its maker to recall it and several related devices, the FDA said.

<乌鸦传媒>Facebook Status: Need Kidney

WASHINGTON -- Promoting living kidney donation on social networks could increase the organ donor pool, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Second Kidney Transplant Lasts as Long as First

WASHINGTON -- Patients who have a second kidney transplant may not be as bound for failure as once thought, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Cheney's Heart Makes Him a Million Dollar Man

Keeping former Vice President Dick Cheney's heart beating probably will cost the healthcare system at least a million dollars, cardiac transplantation experts told 乌鸦传媒.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Adds Diabetes Warning to Statin Label

WASHINGTON -- The FDA is changing the labeling on statins to include a warning about increased risks of hyperglycemia and transient memory problems, but the agency is no longer recommending routine liver function testing.

<乌鸦传媒>Lab-Grown Trachea Implanted in Patient

A 36-year-old cancer patient is the recipient of the first-ever bioartificial trachea grown on a synthetic substrate using the patient's own stem cells, researchers at the Karolinska Institute announced.

<乌鸦传媒>Artificial Heart Now Sold Online

The maker of the only FDA-approved temporary total artificial heart has opened an online store to take orders for the device and its accessories.

<乌鸦传媒>The Top 10 Medical Advances of the Decade

From genome to hormones, doctors pick the top medical advances of the decade.

<乌鸦传媒>Angiography Okay for Kidney Patients

Using coronary angiography to test whether a patient's heart is fit enough to undergo kidney transplant is not as dangerous as once thought, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Promising Outcomes in Spinal Disc Cadaver Allografts

HONG KONG -- Replacement of degenerative discs in the cervical spine with cadaver allografts shows early promise as an alternative to fusion or artificial discs, found researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>Face Transplant Recipient's Habit Could Jeopardize Recovery

TUCSON, Ariz. - The French woman who became the world's first face-transplant recipient is able to go out in public again without attracting attention, and is said to be doing well. But her recovery could be jeopardized by her renewed cigarette smoking, her doctors warned.