Robotic surgery offers advantages for women

Source: Brownsville Herald

HARLINGEN — Three doctors who perform minimally invasive female surgery told an audience this past week why using the latest in robotic surgery equipment has many advantages for women patients. During the “Dessert with the Do ...
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In Medicine, Falling for Fake Innovation

Source: The New York Times

THE sleek, four-armed “ da Vinci ” robot has been called a breakthrough technology for procedures like prostate surgery. “Imagine,” the manufacturer says, “having the benefits of a definitive treatment but with the poten ...
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Judy Martin retiring for a second time

Source: Tampa Bay Online

After more than 16 years leading South Florida Baptist Hospital's foundation, Judy Martin is calling it quits. Martin retires Thursday. She said she still loves her job but wants to relax for a change. "You know ...
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Qatar robotic surgery has new research

Source: iStockAnalyst

DOHA, Qatar, May 26 (UPI) -- The award-winning Qatar Robotic Surgery Center is moving forward with two new research projects on surgical simulation, Qatari health officials said. AmeInfo Web site said Saturday the QRSC's researches and technol ...
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Robots an extension of surgeons

Source: United Press International

DALLAS, May 25 (UPI) -- Robotically assisted surgery procedures, as opposed to traditional open surgeries, allow for small and sometimes miniaturized instruments, a U.S. expert says. Dr. Kemp Kernstine, a pioneer in minimal ...
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The helping hand surgeons have long sought within reach of Dubai

Source: Gulfnews

Dubai: Medical technology is advancing fast and in the near future surgeons will be able to operate on a patient in Dubai from the US or India, says a top surgeon. "The highly skilled part of the procedure, such as attaching the blo ...
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N.F. Memorial bulks up nutrition services

Source: Business First of Buffalo

The two organizations have formed a joint practice, Niagara Metabolic ...
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Single-port laparoscopy bimanual robot abdominal surgery

Source: News-Medical.net

Surgical procedures have improved rapidly in recent years aided by technology that is gradually making the surgeon's scalpel a thing of the past - increasingly replaced by robotics, miniature devices and innovative procedures that have fewe ...
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Terry A. Huff, MD Recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in Obstetrics

Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

MESA, AZ, May 25, 2012 /Worldwide Who's Who/ -- Terry A. Huff, MD, Medical Doctor for Desert Rose OB/GYN, has been recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in obstetrics. For m ...
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