Family Medicine Doctors in West Branch, IA Accepting Medicare
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 Thomas A Novak, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 206 Cookson Dr, West Branch, IA 52358 Phone: 319-643-2516 Fax: 319-643-5720 |
Brad E Heithoff, MD Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 206 Cookson Dr, West Branch, IA 52358 Phone: 319-643-2516 Fax: 319-643-5720 |
 Dr. Angela Marie Kerchner, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 185 Cedar Muscatine Rd, West Branch, IA 52358 Phone: 319-331-0521 Fax: 844-352-5621 |
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Biomedical engineers develop SMART detector for flu diagnosis
In April 2009, the world took notice as reports surfaced of a virus in Mexico that had mutated from pigs and was being passed from human to human. The H1N1 "swine flu," as the virus was named, circulated worldwide, killing more than 18,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States said it was the first global pandemic in more than four decades.
Promising new treatment for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer
European scientists recently discovered a novel therapy to treat a subgroup of patients with hereditary breast/ovarian cancer. Both the EU and the US have approved an accelerated procedure to market this promising new treatment with few side effects.
Advanced regeneration system for cleaning water wells
Wells are used to extract water from aquifers, natural underground stores of water found on layers of permeable rock, gravel or clay. The water is pumped up and transported via pipes to treatment works, where it is cleaned and filtered through gravel beds before being conveyed to domestic and business consumers via a network of smaller pipes or mains.
Arterial shunt in hybrid palliation better for hypoplastic left heart syndrome treatment
Children born with the major congenital heart defect hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) often must undergo a series of corrective surgeries beginning at birth. While most have the standard three-stage Norwood procedure, a hybrid strategy has been introduced to offset some disadvantages associated with the Norwood surgeries. In a report in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, investigators compare whether outcomes can be improved if an arterial shunt is used as a source of pulmonary blood flow rather than the more conventional venous shunt as part of the hybrid strategy of HLHS surgical reconstruction.
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