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FEATURES
SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITAL: ORTHOPEDIC CARE THAT KEEPS
PATIENTS MOVING 6
Saint Anne's Hospital's Center for Orthopedic Excellence offers specialized expertise
and a high standard of care across the orthopedic spectrum, including pediatrics,
sports medicine, hand and shoulder surgery, and total joint reconstruction. The Center
has more than 30 orthopedic specialists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants,
who make up an expert network spanning Bristol County, Massachusetts.
THE ART OF SCIENCE: RE-ESTABLISHING
CREATIVITY IN MEDICINE 10
Nearly 70 U.S. medical schools require students to study the arts and humanities as
part of their training, and observers say the healthcare field is ripe for the type of
thought this discipline produces.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
BARIATRICS
IN AN INCREASINGLY OBESE SOCIETY, BARIATRIC SURGERY
COMES INTO ITS OWN 12
Physicians are prescribing weight-loss surgery earlier, leading to improved outcomes
and possibly reduced healthcare costs for obese patients. However, insurance coverage
remains a barrier to bariatric procedures for many eligible patients.
PHARMACEUTICAL REPURPOSING YIELDS POTENTIAL
DIABETES TREATMENT 14
A combination of drug therapies improves the ability of patients with Type 1 diabetes
to produce insulin. Because each medication is already FDA-approved, the cocktail's
regulatory approval may move rapidly.
DEPARTMENTS
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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 9
DATA VAULT 15
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