Back Issues
Winter 2004 (PDF)
- Diabetes
Knowledge is Power in a Complex Disease - Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Approved for the Fight Against Thyroid Cancer - Islet Cell Transplantation
The Search for a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes - Aiding the Heart
Medicare Approves LVADs as Destination Therapy - The Many Faces Behind a Mission
Dr. Jeffrey Ascherman's Humanitarian Mission to China
Fall 2004 (PDF)
- Presidential Treatment
Dr. Craig Smith Performs Bypass on Former President Bill Clinton - Being an educated healthcare consumer:
what patients should know about choosing surgery, a surgeon, and a hospital. - Congenital Heart Surgery
Finding a great hospital for your child - Plastic Surgery
New focus on safety and quality of life - PET Scans for Alzheimer's Disease
A View of Hope - Laparoscopic Surgery
Careful choices, faster recovery
Summer 2004 (PDF)
- Clinical Trials
The Bridge to Medical Innovation - LAP BAND®
Bringing Hope to MoreOverweight Americans - Heart Surgery without the Heart Surgeon:
Evalve for Non-Invasive Mitral Valve Repair - Adult Stem Cells and the Quest to Repair the Human Heart
- Tumor Vaccines
A Promising Weapon in the Fight Against Metastatic Melanoma - Vent for Emphysema
A Minimally Invasive Approach to Breathing Easy - Colorectal Cancer and GM-CSF
A Stronger Immune System for Less Recurrences - Patient Profile
My Experience in a Clinical Trial - PET/CT
Fusing Views for More Targeted Medicine - A Minimally Invasive Alternative for Stroke Prevention:
Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting - Viramidine for Hepatitis C
A New Therapy Enters the Mix - DUCTAL LAVAGE
Identifying a Woman at Risk
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