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LONDON, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to increase productivity, healthcare providers have started to integrate many IT-based ancillary systems such as EMR, HIS and PACS. So far, this has purely been a service-oriented business, in which IT systems have accelerated healthcare practices...Fast-Growing National Health Company Has New Owners, Big Growth Plans
SAN MARCOS, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Wishes, Inc., a medical supply company here with national service and fast growth, has new ownership and big plans. The company has been acquired by Dennis Karnes, President of Silver Spring Investment, Inc., who was formerly Chief Operating ...Small Molecule Might Play Big Part in Lung Cancer
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CHICAGO, April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From autopsies, researchers have long known that some people die with sharp minds and perfect memories, but their brains riddled with the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer's disease. New research shows that those people have a larger part of the brai...Music & Medicine: Unique Collaboration Combines Performing Arts and Science
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