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St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, has made a significant advancement in medical technology by performing the state’s first kidney transplant using robotic technology.
Access to high-quality health care is crucial to a community’s well-being, but it’s not the only component of health.
More than 1 million people in Maryland live in medically underserved areas — mostly on the state’s rural Eastern Shore. The University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to change that.
At 10 years old, Kieva has been dancing through life — literally. She is a competitive Irish dancer who reached the Open Championships — the highest level of competition — after just three years of dancing. However, she had a condition that put a stutter in her step.
Since opening its doors in 1824, Hartford HealthCare’s Institute of Living has prioritized providing quality care and “moral treatment” to patients and families. The institute’s team is now introducing the concept of “radical recovery” as it works to reshape behavioral health care.
The holiday season can bring incredible joy as well as considerable pressure to spend money — lots of it — on gifts. For some people, holiday gift-giving can cause anxiety and even prompt compulsive behavior.
Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, has become the first hospital in the United States to use the newly FDA-approved Gore EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE) device to treat complex aneurysms in the visceral aorta.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral therapy that teaches emotional management, problem-solving, and how to maintain healthy relationships through the acceptance of the patient’s experience and the need for change; it’s particularly effective for those who experience intense…
While the doctors, nurses and care teams of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta are focused on helping their youthful patients get better at Arthur M. Blank Hospital, much of the heavy lifting of day-to-day operations is done by a cadre of unpaid workers who never tire and never complain.
Although artificial intelligence has the potential to improve and transform health care, doctors aren’t likely to leave the decision-making to chatbots anytime soon.