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Monopolizing Healthcare

  American Medical Association (AMA) visualizes interactive healthcare spending data. The data suggests that the top 1% of costliest patients accounted for 20% of spending.

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No More Cold Hearts?

If you’re getting a heart transplant, chances are your new heart will be delivered to you on ice. Donor hearts are typically stopped with an injection of potassium chloride, packed in ice and sent to their recipients. They have a shelf-life of about 4-6 hours, which limits the distances the hearts can travel as well [...]

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Artificial Heart Transplant Video

Artificial Heart Transplant Video

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biomedicalephemera: 1944. A young surgeon and his assistants perform emergency surgery on an injured

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Medical Tourism

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