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The Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain is the most commonly used surgical drain. Patients often need to wear drains after hospital discharge, so it’s important to understand proper at-home care techniques. The ...

Royal Philips, together with Erasmus MC and a broad consortium of industry, academic, and patient partners, has secured funding from the EU’s Innovative Health Initiative to coordinate the five-year ...

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Onyx is a liquid embolic agent that is injected into an artery to occlude blood flow. In subdural hematoma, it is used to block the MMA, stopping the chronic oozing of blood into the subdural space.

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Last November, one brave (or foolish?) woman took a dip in the murky waters of the San Antonio River to search for her dropped phone, earning a nearly unanimous reaction of disgust from passersby and ...