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Beware the dark side: The ethical dilemma facing HEMS
Michael P. Koval Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt is easy to see many parallels between the Star Wars movies and the current pilot shortage facing HEMS operators. The overwhelming shortage of qualified helicopter pilots has created ethical dilemmas for everyone associated with HEMS.
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The rising threat of heroin: Part I
Lauren Swan Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityAddiction to opioids is growing at an alarming rate, with the number of addicts practically doubling from 2007 to 2012. Of the opioids, heroin use is increasing the quickest; and after 10 years of continuous growth, it's becoming a noticeable problem.
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Managing the injured runner
Heidi Dawson Medical & Allied HealthcareRunners are a notoriously difficult "breed" to handle for the physical therapist. In fact, a colleague of mine has an orthopedic surgeon friend who says he would "rather treat heroin addicts than runners." Ouch! The reason behind this response is that when an injury that requires a rest from pavement pounding rears its ugly head, runners tend not to respond that well to the advice that they should put their feet up for while.
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Malignant melanoma: Diagnosis and treatment progress
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareImmunology has been in the forefront and progress in the area of skin cancer — particularly malignant melanoma — and has shown great promise. Melanoma is the sixth-most common cancer in the U.S., and the most common fatal malignancy in young adults.
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Renal cooling beneficial in robotic kidney transplants
Joy Burgess Medical & Allied HealthcareSurgeons in India and Detroit recently collaborated to perform kidney transplants on 50 patients using a new technique that involves using a robot to assist with the procedure and cooling the organ throughout the procedure using sterile ice.
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A look at the latest therapeutic methods for migraine
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani PharmaceuticalMigraine is a common and devastating disorder, with chronic migraine characterized by headaches for more than or equal to 15 days per month. There are several treatment options for this condition, and here is a look at some of the latest developments.
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Balancing risk and reward for responders
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIf you are at Heli-Expo Feb. 25-27 in Anaheim, Calif., check out Paul Ratté's safety presentation Feb. 26. Ratté is the resident safety guru — aka "director of aviation safety programs" — for aircraft insurer USAIG. He is also a helicopter pilot and the former commanding officer at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City.
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How can we address racial disparities in science and medicine?
Dr. Chloe Poston Healthcare AdministrationSTEM — the acronym used to describe science, technology, engineering and math — is used by policymakers, universities and private foundations to allocate funding to support the sciences. If we consider medicine to fall under "science" in the STEM categories, then why aren't the racial disparities in medical school enrollment and completion a part of the regular STEM discussion?
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Medical identity theft a growing concern
Pamela Lewis Dolan Healthcare AdministrationFor the first time since The Identity Theft Resource Center started tracking data breaches in 2005, healthcare has topped the list of industries responsible for the largest percentage of data breaches. Of the 614 breaches the ITRC tracked across all sectors and industries last year, healthcare accounted for 43.6 percent.
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ICDs help aging hearts maintain the beat
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareFor aging baby boomers, the rhythms of life are naturally and constantly changing. This includes the tempo of music, a tapping keyboard and the pop of engine pistons. But one rhythm change that is not only unnatural, but also deadly is sudden cardiac arrest.
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