MDNews - Minnesota

ON THE COVER 6 16 18 Contents | JUNE 2015 | DEPARTMENTS DIAGNOSTICS 14 HOSPITAL ROUNDS 22 THE LINK 24 BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 26 CME EVENTS 28 FEATURES MINNESOTA, MEET MAKOPLASTY: CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT IN THE EVOLUTION OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 6 Minnesota Valley Surgery Center introduces an innovative robotic surgical modality that enhances partial knee and total hip replacement procedures. A NEW PRESCRIPTION FOR STUDENT DEBT RELIEF 10 Bill Strand, Founder and Principal of Paradigm: Strategies in Wealth Management, offers expert guidance to pay off medical school loans and begin saving for retirement. CAN AN EMPLOYER RESTRICT A PHYSICIAN'S RIGHT TO PRACTICE OR CONTINUE TO TREAT ESTABLISHED PATIENTS AFTER THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP ENDS? 12 Minnesota law protects against non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. Physicians seeking new practice opportunities may not be restricted by such contractual stipulations. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: WOMEN'S HEALTH BREAST CANCER DRUG THERAPY FINDINGS ALTER STANDARD OF CARE 16 A three-drug combination that extends survivorship by nearly 16 months among patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer is considered one of the most promising developments in the history of treating the disease. AIRBORNE DANGER: THE HAZARDS OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO POLLUTANTS 18 Evidence that prenatal exposure to environmental toxins can endanger children continues to mount. Yet obstetricians often feel they lack the knowledge to counsel expectant mothers on that subject. STUDY FURTHER COMPLICATES C-SECTION DEBATE 20 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. DATA VAULT 21 A roundup of statistics about women's health

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