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12/16/2002
They jokingly call themselves commandos, but instead of camouflage gear they wear white coats - doctors whose mission is to get more stroke victims a clot-busting drug that can mean the difference between permanent brain damage or recovery.
They jokingly call themselves commandos, but instead of camouflage gear they wear white coats - doctors whose mission is to get more stroke victims a clot-busting drug that can mean the difference between permanent brain damage or recovery.
They jokingly call themselves...
12/16/2002
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06/15/2015
Research shows repeat emergency room visits are more common than previously thought
Research shows repeat emergency room visits are more common than previously thought
Research shows repeat emergency...
06/15/2015
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11/15/2011
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is preparing to test the strategy on a handful of trauma victims who are bleeding so badly that their hearts stop beating.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is preparing to test the strategy on a handful of trauma victims who are bleeding so badly that their hearts stop beating.
The University of Pittsburgh...
11/15/2011
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10/02/2014
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas emergency room sent a man with Ebola home last week, even though he told a nurse that he had been in disease-ravaged West Africa, and officials at the hospital are considering if they would have acted differently had...
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas emergency room sent a man with Ebola home last week, even though he told a nurse that he had been in disease-ravaged West Africa, and officials at the hospital are considering if they would have acted differently had...
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas emergency...
10/02/2014
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10/25/2006
Ask Americans if they would hole up at home to keep from spreading a super-strain of flu, and at first they pledge to cooperate.
Ask Americans if they would hole up at home to keep from spreading a super-strain of flu, and at first they pledge to cooperate.
Ask Americans if they would hole...
10/25/2006
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09/19/2013
Researchers are developing a blood test to more easily tell when a respiratory illness is due to a virus and not a bacterial infection.
Researchers are developing a blood test to more easily tell when a respiratory illness is due to a virus and not a bacterial infection.
Researchers are developing a...
09/19/2013
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03/23/2015
Dr. Angelo Volandes illustrates different options with videos.
Dr. Angelo Volandes illustrates different options with videos.
Dr. Angelo Volandes illustrates...
03/23/2015
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07/19/2004
Defibrillators that jump-start a stopped heart may save lives in airports and shopping malls, but few people keep them at home in case of collapse - even though that's where most cardiac arrests occur.
Defibrillators that jump-start a stopped heart may save lives in airports and shopping malls, but few people keep them at home in case of collapse - even though that's where most cardiac arrests occur.
Defibrillators that jump-start a...
07/19/2004
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09/18/2014
Researchers are monitoring for mutations in the virus, which has killed at least 2,400 people.
Researchers are monitoring for mutations in the virus, which has killed at least 2,400 people.
Researchers are monitoring for...
09/18/2014
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11/28/2006
If it works, the device might provide protection for thousands of people with atrial fibrillation.
If it works, the device might provide protection for thousands of people with atrial fibrillation.
If it works, the device might...
11/28/2006
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