Varian Medical Systems Schedules First Quarter FY2009 News Release

December 10th, 2008 : Category: Medical news

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Ukrainian first lady tours Pittsburgh hospital

December 1st, 2008 : Category: Medical news

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The first lady of Ukraine says she wants to develop cooperation between hospitals in her country and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Kateryna Yushchenko toured the medical center's Children's Hospital on Saturday.
The wife of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says she says she wants to use the development of the medical center's planned new Children's Hospital as a model for hospitals in her country.
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Former first lady Nancy Reagan out of hospital

October 17th, 2008 : Category: Medical news

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan has been released from the hospital where she was treated after fracturing her pelvis in a fall and was expected to make a "full recovery," her spokeswoman said on Friday.
The 87-year-old widow of President Ronald Reagan will begin daily physical therapy and reduce her public schedule following her release from the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, spokeswoman Nancy Read the rest of this entry »

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Medical Travel Today Celebrates First Anniversary, Cites Key

October 13th, 2008 : Category: Medical news

A survey conducted by MTT showed that 13 percent of respondents
were interested in cosmetic procedures abroad, especially dental (12.5
percent), cosmetic (12.5 percent), orthopedics (11.6 percent),
neurosurgery (10.7 percent), and bariatrics (10.7 percent). Cosmetic
procedures performed overseas by world-class doctors can save Americans
thousands of dollars, with breast augmentation surgery costing $5,000
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