A recent study looks at the relative benefits and risks of mechanical and biological heart valves used in aortic valve replacements.
Although modern medicine is not quite there yet, we are getting closer to putting little robots into patients to do all sorts of great things.
Mobile Stroke Treatment Units are currently being tested in the USA and Germany. Hopefully they will allow stroke victims to be treated quicker, leading to better outcomes
Both the judge and jury are important in different ways in determining the outcome of a medical negligence trial.
Under some circumstances, patients can undergo heart surgery while still awake. The benefits include quickly recovery time and avoidance of risks of traditional anesthesia.
Swedish researchers recently found that the health effects of a stroke not only affect the stroke survivor, but also negatively affect the physical and mental health of their partners as well.
The Everett Clinic plans to merge with a national healthcare firm based in Colorado, DaVita Health Care Partners.
Preparing a Healthcare Power of Attorney or Advanced Healthcare Directive will make it easier for your loved ones in the event you need to investigate a possible medical negligence claim.
An upcoming clinical trial at the UW will test the utility of a heart transplant system that hopes to better preserve transplants, leading to more successful transplants.
A company in Vancouver, Washington has come up with a new approach to providing primary care to customers with insurance that otherwise excludes such care.
