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FEATURES
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ADVANCES
ARTHRITIS CARE WITH COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH 6
Northside Hospital uses advanced diagnostic and conservative clinical care
protocols with an outpatient joint replacement program to speed patients toward
positive outcomes.
LACK OF REGULATION HAMPERS
EFFORTS TO MONITOR STEM CELL TOURISM 8
Minimal transparency regarding untested stem cell treatments performed domestically
and abroad has facilitated the growth of an industry whose outcomes are largely
hidden. Physicians can guide patients toward more promising treatments, however.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
WOMEN'S HEALTH
BREAST CANCER DRUG THERAPY FINDINGS
ALTER STANDARD OF CARE 12
A three-drug combination that extends survivorship by nearly 16 months among
patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer is considered some of the most
encouraging news in the history of treating the disease.
STUDY FURTHER COMPLICATES C-SECTION DEBATE 14
Findings that women who are denied a requested Caesarean section may be more apt
to develop post-traumatic stress symptoms add a new dimension to the question of
when a C-section is medically indicated.
DEPARTMENTS
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 5
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 10
FINANCE 11
DATA VAULT 15
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