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Medical care
Forget WebMD. Hello, Robot, M.D.
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 25, 2013
Could robots be the next medical revolution?
Surgeons make thousands of serious errors each year
Dec 21, 2012
The "never events," like leaving a sponge behind in a patient, or receiving the wrong operation, happen 80 times a week in hospitals nationwide, according to a new study.
Panel recommends a second opinion on medical tests
Apr 4, 2012
A panel of doctors is recommending that physicians and patients think twice before performing several common medical tests.
The Supremes and the health overhaul
Mar 26, 2012
However the Supreme Court decides its ruling will push health-care reform to the top of the campaign debate. Health reform won't go away. The costs of the system are too high. The fiscal, economic and household pressures remain too great. Back to the future won't work.