[KARE-TV, September 24, 2014]
More than 300 survivors of polio gathered in the Twin Cities to learn more about the lasting effects of the disease and remember the revolutionary woman who helped them fight it. The Courage Kenny Foundation organized the reunion of polio survivors the daylong event, "Life after Polio: Realities and Practicalities" on Thursday, Sept.
September 25, 2014
[Today's Hospitalist, September 16, 2014]
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Hospitalist Craig Bowron , MD, is well aware of the storied tradition of physicians who are also writers; his Twitter handle, after all, is #billcarlosbills. But readers of Dr. Bowron's Huffington Post blog or his health care articles on Slate and in the Washington Post might liken him more to Dave Barry than to Atul Gawande, MD.
September 16, 2014
[Star Tribune, September 15, 2014]
A minimally invasive alternative to open-heart surgery has become a competitive battleground for devicemakers who are racing to get new products into the market. Open-heart surgery is still the preferred method of fixing a faulty aortic valve, but TAVR devices can be delivered to the heart through a small catheter tube snaked through an artery in the leg or chest.
September 16, 2014