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FEATURE
REHABILITATION SERVICES CONNECT SPECIALTIES AND IMPROVE
FUNCTION FOR TBI AND CANCER PATIENTS 6
Board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians at Hennepin County
Medical Center collaborate with providers from other specialties to bring innovative
care to patients with diverse conditions, emphasizing functionality and personal goals.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
BARIATRICS
IN AN INCREASINGLY OBESE SOCIETY, BARIATRIC SURGERY
COMES INTO ITS OWN 16
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 providing bariatric procedures to many eligible patients.
PHARMACEUTICAL REPURPOSING YIELDS POTENTIAL
DIABETES TREATMENT 18
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
PEDIATRICS UPDATE 5
TECHNOLOGY 9
DIAGNOSTICS 10
FINANCE 12
PROSTHODONTIC INSIGHTS 14
THE LINK 19
HOSPITAL ROUNDS 20
CME EVENTS 22
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