MEDICAL NEWS
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JOURNAL UPDATE
1991-2014 Saw Minimal Change in Health Spending Per State
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MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY
May 2017 Briefing - Urology
June 01, 2017. The Monthly Journal Summary is a single article covering the most important journal articles published in the previous 30 days.
FEATURED ARTICLES
Use of Balloon and Balloon-like devices in Medicine
M. Aroon Kamath, M.D..
I recently came across a very interesting article listing the many extended uses of the Foley’s catheter in plastic surgery [1]. This article prompted me to attempt to compile information on the various ways in which Balloon catheters and other devices based on the balloon principle have been used…
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Prostate cancer
By Dr. Safaa Mahmoud Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men in the United States other than skin cancer. Of all the men who are diagnosed with cancer each…
DISCUSSION
RE: Aspirin Use as Treatment in Colorectal Cancer: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
By Jeffrey A. Gordon, M.D.Thank you for reading my article. Interesting theory. Lots of research is ongoing to figure out the many ways aspirin does it magic.
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