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Understanding Your Blood Pressure

More attention is given to systolic blood pressure (the first number) as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease for people over 50.

Pudendal and Paracervical Blocks

Pudendal and paracervical blocks are single-injection nerve blocks that are commonly used during obstetric and gynecologic procedures.

Nonsensical Processes Prevent Patient Access to New and Safe Treatments

Health technological innovations only have value if doctors and patients have access to them. Insurance companies label new products as investigational to justify the denial of care.

A Pig Heart Was Transplanted Into a Human a Few Days Ago Is This The Future of Organ Transplantation?

It is still a very experimental procedure, but it likely will be improved rapidly in the coming years and may become the standard approach...