Redmond Burke, MD, of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, performed a life-saving heart surgery after first practicing on Google Cardboard, a virtual reality simulator.
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The healthcare industry has undergone tremendous changes in the last few years. As technology advances and patients demand high quality care, the healthcare industry must overcome intransigence to meet these demands.
The American Medical Association is giving 20 new medical schools a grant of $75,000 each over a three year period to redesign medical education, according to premed life.
The global nurse call system is set to reach $1.6 billion by 2020.
Here are 9 stories of odd things that have happened in healthcare over the past year.
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In a study published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, researchers discovered that plastic surgeons could do a better job of advertising to male patients.
In a study published in The Journal of Urology, researchers found preoperative testing for patients undergoing mid urethral sling surgery does not adhere to national guidelines.
According to a study supported by the American Cancer Society, receiving curative surgery for non-small cell lung cancer vary across the states in the United States, and racial and ethnic disparities can play a part in it.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began sharing physician-level outcomes data earlier this month on Physician Compare for 60 percent of physicians with the hopes of improving quality through transparent data.
A new Connecticut law will clarify outpatient hospital facility fees for patients, according to a CT Post report.