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This is an interesting series of events here, and if the failure rate is high, why are the hips being “phased” out, in other words are they still being sold until the end of this year as the article states? Hip Replacement Study Released - Metal on Metal Devices Are Beginning to Fail Sooner than...
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Many individuals that have had hip replacements that are metal to metal and perhaps not a combination of metal and/or other material needing to be replaced. The article mentions the Mayo Clinic has reduced their number used by 80%. With the metal in the body, surrounding tissue is dying and...
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Unlike the robot itself, there’s no operating room required for the simulator and you can see an external monitor for teaching purposes. At $100,000 per machine, it’s a lot cheaper than having to practice on the actual robot. Through the software there are a number of surgical procedures...
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Hospitals continue to struggle with the balance of commercially insured patients with those who are under or not insured. The 2 recent posts are examples of how hospitals are working to further efficiencies and maintain lower costs. Hospitals have fixed costs in many areas, some of which...
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In addition to these 2 cases the article states there is yet another case over another device that both companies manufacturer and a jury overturned the 20 million dollar verdict and it goes back to court. This is starting to sound like our Congress a degree in the fact that nobody can agree and...
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02-16-2010
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This is part of a clinical trial for Aortic damage in the heart. As the article states, if someone has been in an auto accident their aorta may be torn and damaged and now along with many other procedures for the heart, this has become an alternative to cutting open the chest. If a patient...
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02-16-2010
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As we keep seeing and living the rising cost of healthcare, other countries are wanting to cater to American Health Tourism patients, if you can’t have it done in the US and if money’s an issue, talk to us seems to be the message coming across from many countries. In a related article , Cuba would...
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This is sad and the accidental hitting of his large intestine that created an infection for a normal routine gall bladder removal even adds a little more despair here with Healthcare reform and all the talk amongst the news. He had the initial surgery at the National Naval Medical Center and Bethesda...
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Funny! He doesn’t need insurance. BD http://www.businessinsider.com/no-no-this-is-the-greatest-super-bowl-ad-of-all-time-2010-2 Technorati Tags: Humor , advertising , medical humor , surgery
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Ok I’m going to take the opportunity to once more mention how recalls could be handled. Hospitals have registries of products but sometimes things can and do get missed, and people die being implanted with devices that were not pulled and used by mistake. Actually I have a little campaign...
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02-04-2010
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If you happened to miss the show last week, it’s embedded here from Dateline’s show. I watched it myself and they show some real life situations and have frank discussions with the interns, the long hours, the lack of much of social life. If you haven’t seen it yet, worth the watch. Most...
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02-03-2010
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Mexico is also becoming a popular alternative for Medica Tourism, and they have the closest locations for those of us living in the southern half of the country. Also, notice the mention of insurance companies who cover treatments there. In reading this article though, it states that they...
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02-02-2010
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A new smaller version of the Heart Mate has been approved by the FDA. I had a related post back in 2008 about how the device from Thoratec was responsible for extending the life of a man who needed both kidney and heart transplants. If you read through you can see where mechanical improvements...
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01-28-2010
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I don’t normally promote books here, but this one seemed to be of genuine interest as we read transplant horror stories all the time, trafficking, selling on the black market, etc. This book is a novel and is fiction, written by the Chief of Cardiology at Yale University. We have all heard...
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01-22-2010
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Before the ship even docked, patients were being air lifted when the ship came within range from other aircraft carriers in the area. In other areas the port is being examined and can take some limited activity with barges but not quite ready for a ship to dock yet, divers evaluating. Several containers...
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