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I'm not a doctor, and am located in the center of the United States.  Due to working for pharmaceutical companies here, I got to know several doctors from India who practice medicine in my country.  They are exceptionally thorough and knowledgeable. What is it like, in comparison, to practice medicine in India?  Our patients go to your country and other locations for medical procedures and surgeries due to the absurd costs of such medical interventions...

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Cardiovascular disease, I surmise, is very concerning to both those patients who have this disease, as well as others, which include their health care providers.. Furthermore, this disease is likely a cause of distress as well as confusion for those professionals who seek the best treatment options for such diseases involving one’s circulatory system, such as hypertension.  Hypertension in particular is a frequent medical condition that affects well over 50 million people in the U.S....

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The Medical Home:  Quality Improved To  Restore The Health Of Others   The new administration in the United States appears to support the benefits of EHRs as a prominent factor for health care reform, as well as large managed care organizations, according to reports by others.  Others who consider EHRs critical to their concept of patient care models are the resurrection of what are known as Medical Homes due to the shortage of primary care...

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Electronic Medical Health Records :  Innovation In Medicine   These innovative patient care records are progressively being adapted by those involved with the health care profession.  The criticism of the existing health care system- expressed by others such as the Institute of Medicine, have caused others to consider the benefits of these health care records.  Known often as EHRs, there are those who have understandable concerns regarding a patient’s personal information now in a digital...

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<font face="Calibri">Historical Facts About Influenza:</font>   <font face="Calibri">The last influenza pandemic occurred nearly 100 years ago, and resulted in about 50 million deaths worldwide.  Those who survived have allowed others to obtain antibodies from them to develop other antibodies for future viral outbreaks that may occur.  This last influenza pandemic also allowed others to obtain this virus from those who died as a result to facilitate effective treatments and vaccines for viral outbreaks that may...

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             dear doctors,          i am a medical student from andra pradesh who is very interested in the topic diabetes , and out of my interest i have stareted a Blog related to it - www.moganti-diabetes.blogspot.com , please join my google friends connect in my blog and spread the knowledge of diabetes in a simple way ! WELCOME U ALL!

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"Wii knee" is the term used to describe injuries that result from mimicking the actions of sports which playing computer games based on them. Doctors abroad are warning people that playing too much of sports-based computer games over Christmas can lead to painful sprains and fractures. Orthopedics on meraMD - are you finding some similar cases in India as well? Read the entire article about "Wii knee" at TOI.

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Youngest Dutch Patient gets Long lasting Oxinium knee replacement in India   Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon E mail –drvenkat@kneeindia.com   A 34 year old Dutch male citizen became the youngest person in the Netherlands and perhaps in India to receive a long lasting knee replacement in India. His knee replacement was implanted by Computer assisted surgery or navigation by Dr. A.K.Venkatachalam at a private hospital in Chennai.   Francois Adriaans, a used car salesman  from...

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A new model for medical insurance is emerging in US. In this model, companies like a Wisconsin company called Serigraph will waive employees’ copays and coinsurance for certain procedures — provided the employees fly to India for the procedures. As per Eslam, managing director of Patients with Passports, a Mendota Heights startup that arranges foreign care for individuals, this is still a radical idea.   The Minneapolis Star Tribune has the story.

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Kudos to docs at AIIMS who have pulled off another miracle surgery. The patient had a broken sternum that resulted in rupture of heart tissue at two places - right atrium and pericardium. The heart was repaired while it was beating.  Has something like this been done before elsewhere in India?

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