| US face transplant patient promotes organ donation By MEGHAN BARR 2010-09-17T11:24:35ZCLEVELAND (AP) -- There is an initial shock upon first glance at Connie Culp, the woman who received the nation's first face transplant nearly two years ago. She taps her way through the hospital waiting room, feeling along the floor with a cane and smiling hesitantly at a visitor, even though she can only make out shadows and shapes.... hosted.ap.org |
Doctor suspended after getting patient pregnant A doctor who got one of his patients pregnant and then helped to arrange an abortion has been suspended from medical practice. telegraph.co.uk |
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine By The Associated Press2010-10-04T15:54:16ZRecent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:... hosted.ap.org |
Longer-lasting options to treat drug addiction By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-10-19T07:03:15ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- New treatments for addiction to heroin or narcotic painkillers promise longer-lasting relief that may remove some day-to-day uncertainty of care: A once-a-month shot is now approved and a six-month implant is in the final testing phase.... hosted.ap.org |
Gates Seeking to Contain Military Health Costs Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates may ask to raise fees — unchanged since 1995 — for military health care. feeds.nytimes.com |