General Healthcare News
Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Biosafety Guidelines for Laboratory Workers This guidance is for laboratory workers who may be processing or performing diagnostic testing on clinical specimens from patients with suspected swine influenza A...
Thinking about medical school? From US News and World Report Smart Choices General Surgery. The proliferation of HMOs was tough on general surgeons. But a growing shortage in both urban and rural markets is creating new demand for...
This is an article I had an opportunity to write for ADVANCE for Administrators of the Laboratory in conjunction with a recent article entitled "Integrating Digital Pathology" in this month's issue. My thanks to...
Today, Mayo Clinic and Microsoft announced the launch of Mayo Clinic Health Manager, a free online application that provides people with a place to store medical information and receive personalized health guidance based on the clinical...
A few months ago I mentioned a case involving a Colorado physician who prescribed medication over the Internet (see: Telemedicine and the Law) to a patient who later committed suicide. That physican has now been sentenced to nine months in...
HealthDay (4/13, Preidt) reported that, according to a study published online Apr. 12 in the journal Nature Medicine, "a specialized technique that can detect subtle changes in cancer cells contained in a drop of blood or a tiny piece of...
