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Personal disaster preparedness

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A recent survey by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers of over 1,800 patients seen in the Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department revealed that Metro Milwaukee residents may not personally be as well prepared for disasters ...





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Doctor: Patients need interpreters

Medicine & Health /

created Jul 21, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study finds that millions of U.S. residents with limited English skills are at risk when they go to a hospital or a doctor's office.


On-call radiology residents accurately interpret off-hours neuro CT exams

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

On-call radiology residents generally provide accurate preliminary interpretation of emergency neuroradiology CT scans after hours when attending neuroradiologist unavailable, according to results of a large study performed ...


Residents play key role in CT colonography awareness and promoting the radiology specialty

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Residents can serve a vital role in educating Congress, the medical community, and the general public regarding the efficacy of cutting-edge technologies like CT colonography (CTC) as well as the importance of radiologists' ...


Two Minn. residents reach North Pole on foot

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 03, 2006 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Two Minnesota residents have become the first Arctic explorers to reach the North Pole on foot during summer.


Locals will be able to access the Internet without paying line rental or a connection charge

British town to offer free wi-fi to all residents

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swindon has become the first place in Britain to offer free wireless Internet access to all its 186,000 residents, in what is thought to be the first such scheme, officials said on Tuesday.


Simulated training for ultrasound-guided procedures improves safety without risk to patients

Simulated training for ultrasound-guided procedures improves safety without risk to patients

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Using mannequins to teach doctors-in-training how to do ultrasound-guided procedures is an effective way to improve their skills without compromising patient care and safety, according to a new study from ...


New findings show how human movement may have brought Chagas disease to urban Peru

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research shows how the migration and settlement patterns associated with the rapid urbanization of Peru may link to Chagas disease transmission. The study, published December 15 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tr ...


Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve the diet of residents or reduce obesity, according ...


Wis. could be first to require cochlear implants

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Wisconsin could become the first state requiring private insurance companies to cover cochlear implants for children with severe hearing problems. The state Legislature passed a bill Thursday requiring private health ...


UWM study explores why women leave engineering careers

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

While only one in 10 male engineers leave their field by the time they reach their 30s, about one in four women are not working in engineering despite having completed the necessary education.



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