Solving Old OR Problems With New Digital Technology
September 27, 2012 7:11 am | Ge Healthcare | CommentsFor many Radiology Technologists like Jamie Rodgers, sending fluoroscopy X-ray images was cumbersome. In the past, Rodgers, a Radiology Technologist with the University of Rochester Medical Center, would have to wait until after an exam to movethe mobile C-arm around the hospital in order to find the wired connection to the hospital's PACS system.
Hundreds A Day Seek Hospital Of 'Last Resort'
September 27, 2012 7:05 am | CommentsUnfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. A provocative new documentary, "The Waiting Room," is a snapshot of Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., one of the nation's busiest safety-net hospitals, which is stretched to the limit with 241 patients a day, mostly uninsured, who need medical care they can't afford.
Internally-Decapitated Woman Recovers
September 27, 2012 7:00 am | CommentsA Phoenix woman who survived a rare internal decapitation during a crash thanks the first responders who rescued her.
Big Sisters Give Marrow To Tot
September 20, 2012 6:07 am | CommentsA girl diagnosed with Aplastic anemia has been given a gift from her sisters that will save her life.
Florida Teen Gets New Arm After 11-Foot Gator Attack
September 13, 2012 6:40 am | CommentsUnfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Fred Langdale made a split-second decision to sacrifice his right arm to save his life.
Texas Mom To Get Double Arm Transplant
September 13, 2012 6:37 am | CommentsUnfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Katy Hayes, 44, had her limbs amputated as a result of a 2010 bacterial infection.
Surgeons At The Forefront
September 6, 2012 6:38 am | CommentsDr. David Samadi appears at the Times Center for "Surgeons at the Forefront" talking about his revolutionary SMART robotic prostate surgery.
New Asthma Treatment Successful But Costly
September 6, 2012 6:11 am | CommentsUnfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Bronchial thermoplasty is expensive, costing anywhere from $15,000 to $20,000 depending on the procedure, and most insurance companies won't pay for it. The treatment is reserved only for patients for whom medication hasn't worked.


