FE ATURES
M HEALTH REDEFINES HEALTHCARE DELIVERY 06
The system's new Clinics and Surgery Center enhances
the patient experience and the eciency and the cost
eectiveness of care.
SHIFT IN FOCUS: HOW NEW LAWS
IMPACT ESTATE PLANNING 12
Significant increases in estate ta x exemption have shifted
the paradigm for estate planning, redefining the meaning of
long-term planning. To protect the wea lth you work hard to
accumulate, expand the scope of your planning by a couple
decades or even generations.
DEPARTMENTS
HEALTHCARE LIABILITY 09
DIAGNOSTICS 10
FINANCE 11
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 18
HOSPITAL ROUNDS 19
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SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
WOMEN'S HE ALTH
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS BENEFIT OF
OVARIAN TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION
AFTER CANCERTREATMENT 14
Clinicians have long suspected that cryopreservation of
ovarian tissue prior to cancer treatment for transplantation
of the tissue afterward is an eective and safe means of
maintaining fertility. A Danish study confirms that.
THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK
OF ENDING HORMONE REPLACEMENTTHERAPY 16
Potentia l dangers of hormone replacement therapy have
gained a great dea l of attention in recent years, but ha lting
the therapy may entail significant medica l risk as well.
DATA VAULT 17
A roundup of statistics about women's hea lth
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