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FE ATURES HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER ACHIEVES MORE ACCURATE PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS WITH MRI-GUIDED FUSION BIOPSY 04 MRI-guided fusion biopsy unites the advantages of ultrasound technolog y and MRI in rea l time to enable greater accuracy in diagnosis of prostate cancer and reduce the possible need for repeat procedures. LEVERAGING 3D PRINTING FOR LESS INVASIVE, MORE EFFECTIVE RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 05 Patients at Penn State Hea lth Milton S. Hershey Medica l Center who need craniofacia l or other reconstructive surgeries benefit from the more durable grafts produced by 3D printing, which a lso has the advantage of being less invasive. WELLSPAN HEALTH UNITES EXPERTISE WITH TECHNOLOGY TO SUCCESSFULLY TREAT STRUCTURAL HEART CONDITIONS 06 Interdisciplinary collaboration by a team of experienced providers, as well as the availability of the most advanced technologies, enhances WellSpan York Hospita l's high-level treatment of structura l heart conditions. 09 contents ON THE COVER SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: GASTROENTEROLOGY STUDY: OMALIZUMAB BOOSTS SAFETY, EFFICACY OF ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR MULTIFOOD ALLERGIES 09 A clinica l tria l found that participants with multiple food a llergies gained greater benefit from ora l immunotherapy by using the immunoglobulin e-blocking drug oma lizumab. GERD ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER AERODIGESTIVE TRACT CANCERS IN OLDER ADULTS 11 W hile causa lity is not established, GER D is linked to upper aerodigestive tract cancers for some patients. DEPARTMENTS PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 12 MEDICAL REAL ESTATE 13 BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 14 INNOVATION/TECHNOLOGY 15 11 13 /////// INNOVATION 2018

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