Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.

Medical Procedures and Tests

Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 85-96 of 8193
» View courant.com items only
    May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. Gov. Mary Fallin signs abortion reporting bill

    Tulsa World
    Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill Thursday that expands what doctors who perform abortions are required to report to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Supporters of House Bill 2015 by Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, and Sen. Kyle Loveless, R-Oklahoma...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Mary Fallin, Politics, Planned Parenthood, Regional Authority

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  2. Letters to the editor

    Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
    Sugary drinks tax is an investment in health This is in response to the May 8 editorial "Popping the bubbles of latest soda tax. " Your opinion on a state tax on sugary drinks is misinformed. Sugary drinks are different from other snack food because...

    Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Obesity, Diabetes, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  3. The Mount Airy News, N.C., Jessica Johnson column

    The Mount Airy News, N.C.
    The human body contains an estimated 30,000 genes. We must pay over $3,000 to access some of the information in two of those genes, information that reveals our chance of dying of a terrible disease. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are two genes that can contain a...

    Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Crime, Law and Justice, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Plastic Surgery

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  4. Ricin-laced letters intercepted at postal facility

    The Spokesman-Review
    Two ricin-laced letters were seized this week at a postal facility in Spokane -- one addressed to a federal judge and another to the Spokane post office, postal officials have reported. The letters were postmarked Tuesday, officials said. The FBI said...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Health and Safety at Work, U.S. Postal Service

    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  5. Would-be robber accused in fatal Hollywood shooting

    A month ago, friendly fire killed a 20-year-old man during a shootout with a would-be robber outside a Hollywood apartment, police say.
    A month ago, friendly fire killed a 20-year-old man during a shootout with a would-be robber outside a Hollywood apartment, police say. Richard Biennestin was fatally wounded by his cousin, Mervin Nhomme, who shot him three times while fending off the...

    Tags: Broward County, Labor Legislation, FBI, Lauderdale Lakes, Firearms

    6. May 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  6. How Gosnell got away with it

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday, May 14: ___ Kermit Gosnell has been found guilty of the very savagery that legalized abortion was supposed to end. His murder conviction Monday should leave both sides of the...

    Tags: Kermit Gosnell, Hospitals and Clinics, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Abortion Issue, Abortion

    7. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Facing walkout, UC medical centers canceling elective surgeries

    SACRAMENTO — Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries that had been scheduled as soon as Monday, officials said.
    SACRAMENTO — Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries that had been scheduled as soon as Monday, officials...

    Tags: Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Strikes

    8. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments.
    Reuters
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments. An approach to oncology that has been in place...

    Tags: Mastectomy, Genomic Health Incorporated, Arts and Culture, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Medical Research

    9. May 14, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. High hospital bills go public, but will it help?

    WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city....

    Tags: Barack Obama, Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic, National Institutes of Health, White House

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Friday's TV Highlights: 'Shark Tank' on ABC

    <a name="tvhighlights"></a>
    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------   SERIES Undercover Boss Following last week'...

    Tags: The New York Times, Buzz Aldrin, Melinda Clarke, Guy Fieri, Shane West

    11. May 15, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  11. Genetic test determines breast cancer risk for men and women

    For most women, the risk of developing breast cancer over a lifetime is 12 percent. For women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, that risk multiplies to close to 87 percent. In choosing a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie reduced her risk to below 5 percent. "It's very low. There's always microscopic tissue left behind. It's not zero, but it gives these women peace of mind," said Laurie Jesz, RN, a breast cancer navigator with Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View in Suffolk.
    For most women, the risk of developing breast cancer over a lifetime is 12 percent. For women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, that risk multiplies to close to 87 percent. In choosing a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy, Hollywood star Angelina...

    Tags: Hysterectomy, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Mastectomy, Bon Secours

    12. May 15, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  12. Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation

    "Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had <a href="/health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a>. Why weren't you ever tested?"
    "Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...

    Tags: Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Family, High Blood Pressure, People (magazine)

< Previous • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7  8  9 10 11-683 • Next >
Original site for Medical Procedures and Tests topic gallery.
Loading...
 
 

Date:

Credit:

User-submitted

Tags:

Rate:
Sending...

E-mail this photo

Error: malformed email address(es)
Both "from" and "recipient" email fields are required.

Recipient E-mail Addresses

(up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.

From:

e-mail | buy this photo | link to photo
Medical Procedures and Tests Photos
Angelina Jolie joins a growing number of women who have...
(May 15, 2013)
Angelina Jolie
Half of people who have tested positive for hepatitis C...
(May 8, 2013)
Blood test
A monitor shows the human heart in a 3D mapping system...
(May 8, 2013)
Medicare hospital charges
 » All 149 Medical Procedures and Tests photos