Pulmonary Disease Doctors in Shawnee Mission, KS Accepting Medicare

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Wlliam W Pingleton, M.D.
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 8901 W 74th St, #348, Shawnee Mission, KS 66204
Phone: 913-432-8000    Fax: 913-432-3144

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Some hospital beds pose a risk of suffocation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the seizure of enclosed hospital beds made by Vail Products Inc. after 30 people became trapped in the beds; seven of these have died. The beds apparently pose a risk of suffocation.

Study reveals that antibiotics used to treat a variety of bacterial infections could cause double vision

Highlights of September's Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy), include a 2009 review by the Academy of the safety and efficacy of a widely used corneal transplant procedure and a warning about an unusual but serious reaction to systemic fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics used to treat a variety of bacterial infections.

Telemedicine could have a profound impact on the treatment of stroke patients throughout the world

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center say that their first-of-its-kind study of a telemedicine program which transports stroke specialists via computer desktop or even laptop to the patient's bedside, using highly sophisticated video, audio and Internet technology, could have an immediate and profound impact on the treatment of stroke patients throughout the world.

National Institute of Mental Health awards two-year, $998,940 grant for autism research

An average of one in 100 children in the United States has an autism spectrum disorder according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While over the last few years an increasing number of these children have begun to receive early intervention services, research shows that high quality and intensive intervention are critical for positive outcomes.

MRI scans of children who have undergone chemotherapy can detect early changes in their hearts

MRI scans of children who have had chemotherapy can detect early changes in their hearts finds research in biomed Central's open access journal Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.

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Pulmonary Disease: An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.


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